Christmas carols for and from Dalgan

Christmas carols for and from Dalgan

Happy Christmas from the Region of Ireland – Nollaig Shona dhaoibh! Giovanna and Ephrem Feeley present an evening of carols, dedicated to the Columban community at Dalgan Park, Navan.   Columban lay missionaries and priests sing Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)...
Join the Columbans in Dalgan for Advent 2020

Join the Columbans in Dalgan for Advent 2020

The Columbans in Dalgan Park would like to invite you to join them on social media in the lighting of the Advent and Christmas Candles. Over the four Sundays of Advent and on Christmas Eve we will light the Advent and Christmas Candles for your intentions. 29th...
Archbishop Grawng: What a blessing he was to all of us!

Archbishop Grawng: What a blessing he was to all of us!

Columban missionary Fr Neil Magill pays tribute to Archbishop Paul Grawng, who succeeded Columban Bishop John Howe as Bishop of Myitkyina and was a great friend to the Society.   In 1970, I was a theology student at our Columban seminary in Ireland and in the college...
Bishop Edward Galvin (1882-1956)

Bishop Edward Galvin (1882-1956)

In the week in which we celebrate our Foundation Day, Fr Cyril Lovett recalls the life of Bishop Edward Galvin, co-founder of the Missionary Society of St Columban. Edward Galvin, the eldest of nine children, was born in Newcestown, Co Cork, Ireland. He had his...
Cemetery Sunday with a difference in Dalgan

Cemetery Sunday with a difference in Dalgan

Fr Pat Raleigh reports on this year’s Cemetery Sunday Mass in Dalgan which took place online due to the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. Sadly, due to the Covid-19 restrictions, we were not able to publicly hold our annual Cemetery Sunday celebrations in Dalgan for the...