From Bantry to Korea – Fr Donal O’Keeffe

From Bantry to Korea – Fr Donal O’Keeffe

Earlier this year Columban missionary, Fr Donal O’Keeffe, was honoured as ‘Immigrant of the Year’ by the Korean State in recognition of his 40 years of dedication to supporting the marginalised in Korean society. Here he speaks to Fr Malachy Smyth about his missionary...
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...
Korean State honours Irish Columban Fr Donal O’Keeffe

Korean State honours Irish Columban Fr Donal O’Keeffe

Columban missionary, Fr Donal O’Keeffe, has been honoured as ‘Immigrant of the Year’ by the Korean State in recognition of his 40 years of dedication to supporting the marginalised in Korean society. The 70-year-old Columban, who is formation programme director in the...
“What is the next mountain you would like to climb?”

“What is the next mountain you would like to climb?”

Columban missionary, Fr Noel O’Neill, who founded the Rainbow Community in Korea to assist people with intellectual disabilities, writes about the mountains conquered by Kim Youn Cheong. I took the call. An over-excited voice told me: “Sinbunim (Father), I have passed...
Korean Prayer for Reunification

Korean Prayer for Reunification

“You have the wrong number. This is the North Korean embassy.” It was sometime in 1999 when I did my First Missionary Assignment (FMA) in Peru, recalls Fr Thomas Seungwon Nam, a South Korean Columban missionary. I had to renew my passport. For the first time in my...