Up to 400 Attend Cemetery Sunday in Dalgan

Up to 400 Attend Cemetery Sunday in Dalgan

Up to 400 Columban relatives braved the rain and the cold to attend Cemetery Sunday on 9th June 2024 in Dalgan. Fr Jim Fleming from CastleIsland Co Kerry was the principal celebrant at the Mass, after which the graves of our Columban deceased were blessed. Fr Jim...
Jubilee Celebration for Dalgan Class of 1973

Jubilee Celebration for Dalgan Class of 1973

On Saturday 22nd April 2023, the Dalgan class of 1973 celebrated the 50th anniversary of their ordination to the priesthood. While celebrations also took place in Fiji and the Philippines, here in Ireland three Columbans came together to celebrate the happy...
Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

In his reflection on Palm Sunday, otherwise known as Passion Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Fr Jim Fleming explains how the drama of what it means to be a Christian begins to unfold. With Palm Sunday the real drama of what it...
Lent, Covid and Lockdown

Lent, Covid and Lockdown

As we enter the second season of Lent in our never-ending lockdown, Fr Jim Fleming invites us to stop and to reflect on what it is all about and what effect it’s having on us personally and collectively. The international rollout of the Covid vaccination is...