A Stranger and You Welcomed Me

A Stranger and You Welcomed Me

Fr Mike O’Loughlin pays a personal tribute to the late Fr PJ McGlinchey who died earlier this year. The recent death of PJ McGlinchey brought back a memory of a chance meeting I had with him late one night in the Columban house in Seoul, Korea. I spied him sitting in...
NJPN workshop on interfaith outreach led by Fr Jim Fleming

NJPN workshop on interfaith outreach led by Fr Jim Fleming

The 40th conference of the National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN) took place recently in Derbyshire and had as its theme, ‘In the shelter of each other the people live’. Through several keynote speakers and workshops, the conference explored how to build a Church...
Turas Columbanus route wends its way into Dalgan

Turas Columbanus route wends its way into Dalgan

An inaugural walk which highlights St Columbanus’s association with Carlow and Wexford begins on Friday 13 July and will continue over the weekend into next weekend when stage two takes pilgrims to Dalgan Park, home of the Columbans in Ireland. The initiative is part...
The Start of the Adventure: Columban Youth Update

The Start of the Adventure: Columban Youth Update

On the morning Tuesday 3 July the Columban Centennial Youth Mission Exposure was declared open in Seoul, South Korea by Fr Joseph Kang. This was soon followed by our first Mass in Spanish, with English readings and intercessory prayers in Chinese! This has soon become...