The Perils of Climate Change

The Perils of Climate Change

Given the seriousness of the crisis, every parish needs to set up a climate change committee and work with other Christian Churches and other religions to address this critical issue of our time, writes Columban Fr Seán McDonagh. On 9th August 2021, the...
Books published by Columbans during the Pandemic

Books published by Columbans during the Pandemic

One of the positive fruits of the Covid pandemic for Columbans in Ireland has been the opportunity lockdown afforded them to write and reflect on faith and spirituality. Three books have been published so far this year by Columbans in the Irish region. The most recent...
How Life Has Changed

How Life Has Changed

I had just arrived in the Philippines shortly after ordination. It was 1973 and something unprecedented was happening back home in Ireland. Limerick had made it to the All-Ireland hurling final! Desperate to find out news of how the match went I got my shortwave...
E-launch of new book ‘Time to Call Home’

E-launch of new book ‘Time to Call Home’

Elizabeth McArdle, Research Officer at the Columban Ecological Institute in Dalgan, will launch Fr Hugh O’Donnell’s new book, ‘Time to Call Home’, on Wednesday 12th May 2021 at 6.30pm. The event will take place online. The book is published by Veritas and...
Fr Sean McDonagh’s new book looks at our digital future

Fr Sean McDonagh’s new book looks at our digital future

What would we do without our technology? Researchers have used AI to find vaccines for the coronavirus in a record-breaking nine months, platforms such as WhatsApp and Zoom have enabled millions of families to communicate with each other during the pandemic and Alexa...