Meet a Columban – Fr Warren Kinne
In this episode of 'Meet a Columban', Fr Jim Mulroney speaks to Fr Warren Kinne SSC, who has been a Columban missionary for more than 50 years. He spent 20 of those years in China.
Meet a Columban – Fr Warren Kinne
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Who are the Columbans?
Who are the Columbans?
An inside look into the Missionary Society of St Columban. A Society of missionary priests and lay people who work in 16 countries around the world. Founded in 1918 by two young Irish priests, Frs Edward Galvin and John Blowick, the Society takes its name from St...
Columbans publish bonus episode on biodiversity: ‘The Death of Life’
Columbans publish bonus episode on biodiversity: ‘The Death of Life’
The Columban Centre for Advocacy and Outreach has produced a bonus episode of the ‘Jubilee for the Earth’ series on biodiversity. It highlights select passages from ‘The Death of Life: The Horror of Extinction’ by Columban priest and eco-theologian Fr Sean...
Living with Covid-19 in Dalgan
Living with Covid-19 in Dalgan
Some thoughts and messages from Columban missionaries and staff in Dalgan Park to the wider community about living with Covid-19.
No Land to Live On | Jubilee for the Earth
No Land to Live On | Jubilee for the Earth
Because of the damage we are inflicting upon the Earth, more and more land is becoming uninhabitable. In 2017 alone, 68.5 million people were forcibly displaced by conflict, poverty, or environmental factors, more than at any point in human history. Climate change...
Nonviolence for the Earth | Jubilee for the Earth
Nonviolence for the Earth | Jubilee for the Earth
Columbans have come to believe that violence done to the Earth itself is a part of war, whether through habitat destruction, the extraction of resources for weapons, or the murder of environmental defenders. We see all too frequently how many international and...
Embarking on the Path of Dialogue | Jubilee for the Earth
Embarking on the Path of Dialogue | Jubilee for the Earth
The call to wonder at the beauty of creation, and in doing so give praise to God, is at the heart of most of the world’s religions and spiritualties. In his encyclical letter on the environment, Laudato Si’, Pope Francis acknowledges that “the majority of people...
A New Kind of Economy | Jubilee for the Earth
A New Kind of Economy | Jubilee for the Earth
In 2019, the United Nations published their Global Resource Outlook which concluded that “90% of biodiversity loss is caused by resource extraction and processing.” This includes human activities like habitat destruction for agriculture and mining and the...
The Spirituality of Biodiversity | Jubilee for the Earth
The Spirituality of Biodiversity | Jubilee for the Earth
Our patron St Columban famously said, “if you want to know the Creator, look at creation.” As Catholics, Columbans believe that creation – animals, plants, ecosystems, and all natural things – is a sacred gift from God and that God is revealed to us through each...
Meet a Columban: Society Leader Fr Tim Mulroy
Meet a Columban: Society Leader Fr Tim Mulroy
In latest episode of ‘Meet a Columban’, the Regional Director of Oceania, Fr Trevor Trotter SSC, speaks to Columban Society Leader, Fr Tim Mulroy SSC. Originally from Meelick, Swinford, Co Mayo, Fr Tim was Regional Director in the US between 2012-2018. He worked in...