Tribute to Supporter Linked to Columban Martyr

Tribute to Supporter Linked to Columban Martyr

On 8th February 2026, 89-year-old Kim Yongja Susana (1937-2026) – a long time Columban supporter  – died very peacefully at her home in Seoul, writes Fr Donal O’Keeffe in Korea. Born in 1937, Susana’s father was a carpenter who worked with the...
A Hidden Life

A Hidden Life

During my time in Korea, I cared for patients suffering from Hansen’s disease, more commonly known as leprosy, a word we rarely use nowadays due to the stigma attached to it. I worked in a small 30-bed hospital with an Outpatient Skin Clinic. The doctor interviewing...
Fr Brendan Joseph Patrick Murray

Fr Brendan Joseph Patrick Murray

Fr Brendan Joseph Patrick Murray was born on 22nd September 1932 at Louville, Ahascragh, Co Galway. He was educated at Ahascragh NS and St Joseph’s College, Garbally, Ballinasloe. Brendan came to Dalgan in September 1950 and was an exchange student in the USA from...
Messenger of St Anthony Features Columban Martyrs

Messenger of St Anthony Features Columban Martyrs

The Messenger of St Anthony (English language edition) featured the seven Columban Martyrs who died in Korea in 1950 in the December 2025 edition. It also highlighted the tapestry ‘Woven into Memory’ which was commissioned by Jacqueline Creavan...
New Documentary on 7 Columban Martyrs

New Documentary on 7 Columban Martyrs

A new documentary, ‘Remembering the Seven’, telling the story of seven Columban Fathers who were killed at the beginning of the Korean War in 1950, has been made by a grand niece of martyr, Fr Anthony Collier. The film is the work of Emma O’Brien, who is not...