St Columbanus: Radical Visionary

St Columbanus: Radical Visionary

St Columbanus was a man who crossed borders, literally and figuratively, and was the first to speak about a European identity. For his feast day on 23rd November we publish an extract of former president of Ireland Dr Mary McAleese’s talk: ‘Columbanus, the Man...
Columban Outreach to St Columban Schools

Columban Outreach to St Columban Schools

Columban Missionary Fr Pat Colgan has been promoting St Columban and the Columban Missionaries in schools named after our patron. The recent participation of the ‘Coro Gerberto’ Male Choir from Bobbio (Italy), where St Columban died, in the 2025 Bangor International...
St Columban Booklet Translated for XXVI Columbanus Celebration

St Columban Booklet Translated for XXVI Columbanus Celebration

In preparation for the XXVI Columbanus Day celebration from 11th July to 13th July 2025 in Carlow town, our booklet on St Columbanus has been translated into French, Italian and German. St Columbanus was born in 540 AD at the foot of Mount Leinster, Co Carlow and...
The Best-Known Irishman of the Early Middle Ages

The Best-Known Irishman of the Early Middle Ages

St Columban’s Feast Day 23rd November In his address of a General Audience in June 2008, Pope Benedict XVI said: “I would like to speak about the holy Abbot Columban, the best-known Irishman of the Early Middle Ages. Since he worked as a monk, missionary and writer in...
Pilgrim Guests

Pilgrim Guests

As we prepare to celebrate the Feast of St Columban on 23rd November, we publish a piece by five Columban missionaries – Srs Virgie Mozo, Ha Suk Shin, Lucia So, Kathleen Mary Riordan and Ann Gray – who walked in the footsteps of our patron, St Columban, as...