Bullying and the School Curriculum

Bullying and the School Curriculum

Fr Cyril Lovett believes a book on bullying by Korean writer Yi Munyol, which was translated by Columban Fr Kevin O’Rourke, should be on the school curriculum.   Columban Fr Kevin O’Rourke died in Korea on 23 October 2020 after a prolonged illness. He had spent more...
Presentation of lifetime award to Fr Kevin O`Rourke

Presentation of lifetime award to Fr Kevin O`Rourke

The award was presented by the President of the Literature Translation Institute of Korea to Fr Liam O’Keeffe on 10 December 2020 to mark Fr Kevin O’Rourke’s contribution to Korean literature. The award is made up of a citation and an inscribed...
Funeral of Korean scholar Fr Kevin O’Rourke SSC in Seoul

Funeral of Korean scholar Fr Kevin O’Rourke SSC in Seoul

Columban missionary Fr Kevin O’Rourke, Korea’s first foreign literary scholar who translated more than 2,000 Korean literary works into English, has been laid to rest in Seoul. Fr Kevin died on 23 October aged 81 and his funeral was held on 26 October at the...