Update on Fr Oliver McCrossan’s organic project

Update on Fr Oliver McCrossan’s organic project

Fr Oliver McCrossan, who founded the charity Pedalling to Live, and Virgie O. Vidad who co-ordinates the programme in the Philippines, write about the impact of Covid-19 on the lives of some those they help. I met Felmar Tano and her mother Elma Tano way back in 2011....
The Second Pandemic

The Second Pandemic

This article – The Second Pandemic – by Conn Fyfe of St Louis Grammar School Ballymena, came second in the 2021 Columban Schools Media competition. It is illustrated by the image which was awarded second place in the competition and was created by Caoimhe Collins of...
Good News from Wuhan!

Good News from Wuhan!

Fr John Boles speaks to a young Columban who shares words of hope from an unexpected place. Wuhan! A name now notorious as the probable source of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. But, for Catholics and especially Columbans, Wuhan means GOOD NEWS. It is where the...
Winners of Columban Schools Media Competition announced

Winners of Columban Schools Media Competition announced

The Missionary Society of St Columban today announced the winners in their Schools Media Competition on the subject ‘Let’s create a world without racism’. The two strands of the competition – articles and images – attracted almost 300 entries from nearly 100...
Dalgan’s Sacred Earth Day of Action for Climate Justice

Dalgan’s Sacred Earth Day of Action for Climate Justice

Fr Liam O’Callaghan led a Sacred Earth Day of Action for Climate Justice in Dalgan on Thursday 11th March. It was part of the GreenFaith Sacred People, Sacred Earth Day of Action for Climate Justice. (You can get more information on this at...