‘Jesus is the Light’ Fr Andrei Tells Young Columbans

‘Jesus is the Light’ Fr Andrei Tells Young Columbans

At the closing gathering of Young Columbans in the Philippines, Society Leader, Fr Andrei Paz, prayed that they “trust that the light God has placed in us, however ordinary it may seem, is enough to make a difference in this complicated world we live in”. Here is Fr...
Archbishop Martin: Treasure the Testimony of Fr Monaghan

Archbishop Martin: Treasure the Testimony of Fr Monaghan

On Sunday 31st August 2025, during a Memorial Mass for the four Columban Missionaries martyred 80 years ago in Manila, Philippines, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and Dromore delivered the following homily in St Patrick’s Church, Banbridge, Co Down. Brothers and...
Columban Martyrs are a Sign of Hope

Columban Martyrs are a Sign of Hope

In the July/August 2025 Editorial of the Far East magazine, the Regional Director in Ireland, Fr David Kenneally, writes about the anniversaries occurring this year of some of our Columbans who died violently on mission: five Columbans in Malate 80 years ago, seven in...
Treasure Their Testimony

Treasure Their Testimony

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Archbishop Eamon Martin, recalls the sacrifices made by St Oliver Plunkett, who was born 400 years ago in 1625, as well as those of the Columban Martyrs, and considers what their witness can say to us in this Jubilee Year....
Martyrs Remembered at Cemetery Sunday in Dalgan

Martyrs Remembered at Cemetery Sunday in Dalgan

Hundreds of family members and relatives of deceased Columban Missionaries attended the yearly Cemetery Sunday Remembrance Mass and Blessing of the Graves in Dalgan on Pentecost Sunday. The celebrant was Fr David Kenneally, Regional Director of the Columbans in...