Renovation of Cathedral of St Columban in Myitkyina

Renovation of Cathedral of St Columban in Myitkyina

Columban Missionary Fr Eamon Sheridan visited St Columban’s Cathedral in Myitkyina to see recent renovation work and learn about plans to renovate the rest of the Cathedral, which was built by the Columbans in Myanmar in the 1950s. The foundation stone for St...
Floods Damage Myitkyina’s Rehabilitation Centre

Floods Damage Myitkyina’s Rehabilitation Centre

“We were all safe and well,” writes Columban missionary Fr Eamon Sheridan from Myanmar where torrential rain resulted in the mighty Irrawaddy River breaking its banks and damaging the buildings at the Rebirth Rehabilitation Centre in Myitkyina.   ‘Don’t you care, we...
Historic Day: First Columban from Myanmar Ordained

Historic Day: First Columban from Myanmar Ordained

The feast of St Joseph the Worker, 1st May 2024, was a historic day for the Columban Missionaries as Francis Xavier Nbwi la Aung from Myanmar, was ordained priest at St Luke’s Church, Edin, Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar. He is the first Columban from Myanmar...
Joy as Two New Columban Deacons Ordained

Joy as Two New Columban Deacons Ordained

Rev Iowane Naio from Fiji Islands and Rev Francis Xavier La Aung Nbwi from Myanmar were ordained to the diaconate last Saturday in the Columban International Theologate House in Cubao, Quezon City in the Philippines. Francis Xavier is the first Kachin permanent member...
Fr Eamon helps Patrick in Myitkyina find sobriety

Fr Eamon helps Patrick in Myitkyina find sobriety

Fr Eamon Sheridan relates how many young men in Myitkyina (Myanmar) are called Columban or Patrick – a legacy of the Irish Columbans who worked there between 1936 and 1978. In 2017, Fr Eamon began working at the Rebirth Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Myitkyina....