Pilgrims of Hope

Pilgrims of Hope

Fr Peter Dong spoke to Cecilia Kim about an exchange programme for young people on Jeju Island as part of preparations for a global gathering of young Catholics next year.    Last August an exchange programme brought together young people from mainland China, Taiwan...
Korean Revives Knitwear Brand Founded by Fr PJ

Korean Revives Knitwear Brand Founded by Fr PJ

The Korea Times has published a report on a Korean company which is breathing new life into Hallimhandweavers, Jeju island’s wool knitwear brand founded in 1959 by Columban Missionary Fr (PJ) Patrick James McGlinchey. In the 1950s, in the wake of the Korean War, Fr...
Columban listed among UCD’s most exceptional alumni

Columban listed among UCD’s most exceptional alumni

Columban missionary Fr Michael Riordan has been listed among 20 exceptional alumni of UCD’s School of Veterinary Medicine to mark the anniversary of the faculty’s move to the Veterinary Sciences Centre on UCD’s Belfield campus. The alumni selected are listed on a wall...
Compulsive Gambling

Compulsive Gambling

New Year sees many of us resolve to tackle our destructive habits. Kwon Byung-hee [Augustine] recalls Columban missionary Fr Paul White who established a recovery programme for gambling addicts and helped thousands of Koreans turn their lives around. Fr Paul White...
Stations of the Cross – an Easter Presentation

Stations of the Cross – an Easter Presentation

This Easter Power Point Presentation was compiled by Jo Bell. She and her husband Kevin worked as Columban Lay Missionaries in Korea in the 1970s. The statues form scenes depicting the life of Jesus, which are scattered around the Hill of Grace Sanctuary in Jeju...