I owe my vocation to my uncle, ordained in Shrule in 1931

I owe my vocation to my uncle, ordained in Shrule in 1931

Rev Dr Neil Collins, Columban historian and author of ‘A Mad Thing to Do’ – the new comprehensive history of the Missionary Society of St Columban – gave the homily at the recent centenary celebration in Shrule. In his homily, Fr Neil explained...
New headstone for Columban martyr Fr Timothy Leonard

New headstone for Columban martyr Fr Timothy Leonard

John M Leonard is a relative of Fr Timothy Leonard, the first martyr of the Missionary Society of St Columban, who was killed in China in 1929. John Leonard recently visited China for the sixth time, with the purpose of visiting his martyred relative’s grave at San...