Columbans Concelebrate Legion of Mary Mass

Columbans Concelebrate Legion of Mary Mass

Fr John McEvoy attended the annual Legion of Mary Mass in Meath Diocese. He recalls the shared mission of Evangelisation and the long bonds between the Columbans and the Legion of Mary.   It is a kind of a coincidence that the establishment of the ‘Maynooth Mission to...
Columban Missionaries Visit Bishop Galvin NS

Columban Missionaries Visit Bishop Galvin NS

Columban Missionaries Fr Pat Colgan and Angie Escarsa were invited to visit Bishop Galvin National School in Templeogue, Dublin which is named after Bishop Edward Galvin, co-founder of the Missionary Society of St Columban. They spoke to 3rd and 4th classes about...
“May 2026 be a year of peace and gratitude”

“May 2026 be a year of peace and gratitude”

January is the time of the year when we look ahead and make a resolution to exercise more or commit ourselves to some change. But we also have to look back and see how we did in the past. As a missionary, it can be very hard to see the fruits of our labour. I know...
Plenty to Read This Christmas in the Far East!

Plenty to Read This Christmas in the Far East!

The December 2025 issue of the Far East is now available in print and digital editions with plenty content to help you prepare for Advent and Christmas. Fr Tim Mulroy recalls a conversation he had with an elderly missionary about his prayerful preparations for a quiet...
Ecology Spaces: Laudato Si’ in China

Ecology Spaces: Laudato Si’ in China

Fr Dan Troy writes about Columban efforts to establish ecology spaces at retreat houses, pastoral centres and convents in China. Ecology workshops given in China in recent years by the Irish geologist and botanist, Dr John Feehan, placed an emphasis on combining...