Letter from Wuhan: Waiting for church doors to reopen

Letter from Wuhan: Waiting for church doors to reopen

As I walked up the steps to St Columban’s Church yesterday afternoon in the Hanyang area of Wuhan, I noticed that a white sheet of paper still formed a seal on the main door as it has done since early January. The printed details on this sheet of paper indicate...
Funerals in Covid Times

Funerals in Covid Times

Fr Ray Husband writes about a recent family bereavement and the devastating impact of Covid restrictions on his family’s grief. Traditionally we Irish have dealt with death in a positive and hands on manner. The Irish wake is known for the celebration of the...
Columban International Youth Encounter

Columban International Youth Encounter

Young people may appear to be less at risk from severe Covid-19 symptoms, but the pandemic has significantly disrupted their lives in other ways. Social distancing and the interruption of typical school and college routines can be especially challenging for young...
Columbans stand in solidarity with the people of Myanmar

Columbans stand in solidarity with the people of Myanmar

The world is still in shock at what happened in Myanmar on 1 February 2021 when the military declared a state of emergency and took over the newly-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi just as the members of parliament were about to hold their first meeting, writes...
Covid vaccine rollout at Dalgan Nursing Home

Covid vaccine rollout at Dalgan Nursing Home

The residents, staff and management of our Nursing Home in Dalgan received the first injection of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Friday 8th January. We were visited by the team from the HSE, who administered the vaccine. The doctor who gave me the injection was a...