The Other Nine/Eleven

The Other Nine/Eleven

Fr Alo Connaughton spoke to Fr Pat Egan about that fateful day in Chile’s history when the military, led by General Augusto Pinochet, seized power in a coup, overthrowing the Popular Unity government of President Salvador Allende. Fr Pat Egan remembers Chile’s 9/11...
A Christmas of Farewells for the Columbans in Ireland

A Christmas of Farewells for the Columbans in Ireland

There is always sadness when a family member or a member of a community dies, particularly at Christmas time, writes Fr Pat Raleigh. This Christmas the Columbans in Ireland are mourning the loss of four priests. On Friday 30th December 2022, when we were coming to...
Beggar my Neighbour

Beggar my Neighbour

The eco system of the mighty Mekong River is on the verge of irreversible collapse warns Columban missionary Fr Alo Connaughton.   The Mekong River, Mae Nam (mother water) Kong, as the Thais call it, starts from the melting snow of Tibet and flows for 2,800 miles...
Behind the Bars of Bangkok

Behind the Bars of Bangkok

Columban missionary Fr Alo Connaughton speaks to Fr Miguel Garaibazal, a colleague at Saengtham College in Bangkok, about his role with a team that visits nine prisons in Thailand.  Prison visitation is one of your own many pastoral roles. Could you summarise what you...