E-launch of new book ‘Time to Call Home’

E-launch of new book ‘Time to Call Home’

Elizabeth McArdle, Research Officer at the Columban Ecological Institute in Dalgan, will launch Fr Hugh O’Donnell’s new book, ‘Time to Call Home’, on Wednesday 12th May 2021 at 6.30pm. The event will take place online. The book is published by Veritas and...
Fr Michael Cuddigan reflects on 50 years of priesthood

Fr Michael Cuddigan reflects on 50 years of priesthood

Columban missionary Fr Michael Cuddigan belongs to the Chinese Mission Unit in Hong Kong. He was ordained on Easter Sunday 11th April 1971 in the college chapel in Dalgan. Here are some of his thoughts on 50 years of missionary priesthood. This is indeed a very happy...
Happy Easter – Voices of Resurrection from Dalgan

Happy Easter – Voices of Resurrection from Dalgan

From a banner of the resurrection made by the Parkari Koli people in Pakistan to the traditional blessing of eggs in Poland to a cross from San Salvador – 21 Columban missionaries, as well as two carers and a nurse in Dalgan, share their thoughts on Easter and what it...
Jerusalema in Dalgan!

Jerusalema in Dalgan!

The staff from the Nursing Home in Dalgan join Fr Ray Husband in dancing the Jerusalema on St Patrick’s Day. Enjoy!
Lighting the Christmas Candle at Dalgan

Lighting the Christmas Candle at Dalgan

Putting a candle in the window is a very Irish tradition which is said to date from Penal times. At Christmas the candle was often lit by the youngest child in the house and put in the window to indicate a place of welcome to the Baby Jesus and the stranger....