Missionary Society of St Columban Annual Report

Missionary Society of St Columban Annual Report

The Missionary Society of St Columban’s Annual Report for 2022-23 has just been published. Society Leader, Fr Tim Mulroy writes: As I leafed through this Annual Report and reflected on Columban mission during this past year, I was struck by the multiple cords of...
Book by Columban Gifted to President Joe Biden

Book by Columban Gifted to President Joe Biden

Irish Times columnist, Miriam Lord, has revealed that a book on St Patrick by Columban missionary, Fr Aidan Larkin, was gifted by the Taoiseach to US President Joe Biden when Leo Varadkar visited Washington for St Patrick’s Day. Derry-born Fr Aidan died in 2019, not...
Columban Prayers for Victims of Disasters in Chile and Peru

Columban Prayers for Victims of Disasters in Chile and Peru

Recent forest fires in south central Chile are among the deadliest on record. The Columbans in Chile are appealing for prayers and support. Separately, Columbans in Peru are praying for the 40 people killed and 20,000 left homeless by mud slides. Chile is going...
Fr Michael Irwin

Fr Michael Irwin

Fr Michael Irwin was born in Ballingarry, Co Limerick on 19th July 1936. He was educated at Ballingarry N.S. and St Munchin’s College, Limerick. In 1954 he entered St Patrick’s College, Maynooth and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Limerick in 1961. He...
Historic Columban ‘Come and See’ programmes

Historic Columban ‘Come and See’ programmes

On Saturday 23 July 2022 Columban seminarians and their formator held two ‘Come and See’ programmes in Fiji, writes Fr Frank Hoare. The day-long face-to-face programme was conducted at the Columban Formation House and was attended by 16 young men. Two of these came...