Two Old Monks

Two Old Monks

Khaing Khaing Mon (Nicole Wong), a teacher and editor at HEC Magazine in Mandalay Archdiocesan Higher Education College pays tribute to Columban missionary Fr Neil Magill. As it is my day-off today, my thoughts wander. I start to miss two old monks. One is a Buddhist...
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...
Best wishes to our co-worker Claire Carey as she retires!

Best wishes to our co-worker Claire Carey as she retires!

On the Feast of St Clare, the community in Dalgan gathered to thank Claire Carey for her many years of service to Columban Mission and to wish her every blessing and good health in her retirement. On behalf of the Region, Fr Ray Husband, Regional Director, thanked...
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...