Retirement is the Golden Era of Life

Retirement is the Golden Era of Life

Following a long period in recovery after hip surgery, I finally succumbed to medical advice to formally retire to the Columban Nursing Home in Dalgan, writes Columban Missionary Fr Michael O’Loughlin. Prior to that I had been enjoying helping out in my local...
The Key to My Own Home

The Key to My Own Home

It is forty-two years since Fr Noel O’Neill began the Emmaus project for those with special needs in South Korea. He provides a snapshot of some of those the project has helped. A phone call from Seoul. It was Pak Hyun Sen wishing me a happy birthday. In the post...
Mission in Chile: Columban Seminarian Joseph Park Yosup

Mission in Chile: Columban Seminarian Joseph Park Yosup

Columban seminarian Joseph Park Yosup from Korea talks about embracing vocation and mission in Chile. “I met Christ in the hearts of the parents who lost their children; I met Christ in the people’s hearts of people selling food on the street. And I also...
Fr Michael James Dodd

Fr Michael James Dodd

Michael (Mike) Dodd was born on 25 January 1937 at Drumming, Ardagh, Co Longford. He was educated at Edgeworthstown NS and St Mel’s College, Longford. He entered Dalgan in September 1955 and was ordained priest on 20th December 1961. Appointed to Korea in 1962, after...
Columban Centenarian

Columban Centenarian

Sarah Mac Donald speaks to 101-year-old Sr Bríd Kenny about missionary life in Korea and her memories of co-founders of the Columban Sisters, Fr John Blowick and Mother Mary Patrick.  Sr Bríd Kenny from Coolmeen in Co Clare joined the Missionary Sisters of St Columban...