Tribute to Supporter Linked to Columban Martyr

Tribute to Supporter Linked to Columban Martyr

On 8th February 2026, 89-year-old Kim Yongja Susana (1937-2026) – a long time Columban supporter  – died very peacefully at her home in Seoul, writes Fr Donal O’Keeffe in Korea. Born in 1937, Susana’s father was a carpenter who worked with the...
Tapestry Weaves Story of Columban Martyrs

Tapestry Weaves Story of Columban Martyrs

This week’s Tuam Herald features a story about a wonderful tapestry commissioned by a relative of Columban Martyr Fr Francis Canavan. The article is written by Mairéad O’Brien, a retired teacher and historian who has written extensively about the Columban martyrs,...
“Labour Until Evening Falls”

“Labour Until Evening Falls”

A letter written by Columban Missionary, Bishop Thomas Quinlan, dating from 12th August 1968 was recently unearthed by the Columbans in Britain. Writing from Korea, Bishop Quinlan reminisces about being one of the first fourteen Columbans to go to China in 1920. He...
Korean Prayer for Reunification

Korean Prayer for Reunification

“You have the wrong number. This is the North Korean embassy.” It was sometime in 1999 when I did my First Missionary Assignment (FMA) in Peru, recalls Fr Thomas Seungwon Nam, a South Korean Columban missionary. I had to renew my passport. For the first time in my...