St Columbanus: Radical Visionary

St Columbanus: Radical Visionary

St Columbanus was a man who crossed borders, literally and figuratively, and was the first to speak about a European identity. For his feast day on 23rd November we publish an extract of former president of Ireland Dr Mary McAleese’s talk: ‘Columbanus, the Man...
The Best-Known Irishman of the Early Middle Ages

The Best-Known Irishman of the Early Middle Ages

St Columban’s Feast Day 23rd November In his address of a General Audience in June 2008, Pope Benedict XVI said: “I would like to speak about the holy Abbot Columban, the best-known Irishman of the Early Middle Ages. Since he worked as a monk, missionary and writer in...
Pilgrim Guests

Pilgrim Guests

As we prepare to celebrate the Feast of St Columban on 23rd November, we publish a piece by five Columban missionaries – Srs Virgie Mozo, Ha Suk Shin, Lucia So, Kathleen Mary Riordan and Ann Gray – who walked in the footsteps of our patron, St Columban, as...
Dalgan Hosts ‘Ireland and the Birth of Europe’ Exhibition

Dalgan Hosts ‘Ireland and the Birth of Europe’ Exhibition

An exhibition which highlights the role played by medieval Irish scholars and missionaries, such as St Columbanus, in the early history of the European idea is currently on display in Dalgan and has been hailed by Meath County Council’s Cathaoirleach, Cllr Sharon...
St Columban: “more an eagle than a dove”

St Columban: “more an eagle than a dove”

To mark the Feast day of St Columban – patron of the Columbans – we publish an extract of Sr Redempta Twomey’s 2015 talks for RTE Radio on this inspirational Irish missionary who died in Bobbio in 615. In the Columban chapel in Dalgan, Co Meath there is a little...