Two Seminarians Renew their Membership in Myanmar

Two Seminarians Renew their Membership in Myanmar

Two Columban seminarians, Kyaw Zaw and Francis Xavier Nbwi La Aung, recently renewed their temporary membership of the Missionary Society of St Columban. This is their final temporary renewal before they hopefully will make their permanent oath on ordination next...
Opening hours of the grounds at Dalgan Park

Opening hours of the grounds at Dalgan Park

The grounds of Dalgan Park are currently open to the public between 10am and 8pm daily. Situated three miles south of Navan on five acres of parklands and woods, Dalgan Park is the home of the Missionary Society of St Columban in Ireland. The Columban Fathers built...
Lay Missionary Chang Eun-Yeal Columba retires after 30 years

Lay Missionary Chang Eun-Yeal Columba retires after 30 years

In 1990, Chang Eun-Yeal Columba was a member of the first lay mission team of the Missionary Society of St Columban’s Korean region appointed to the Philippines. She worked there for 18 years. She also served as a member of the lay missionary’s central leadership team...
Columbans in the US call for renewed moral vision

Columbans in the US call for renewed moral vision

Fr John Burger, Regional Director of the Columbans in the US, calls for a renewed moral vision in response to the assault on the Capitol in Washington earlier this month. “For the last 103 years, the Missionary Society of St Columban has been engaged in the works of...
86-year-old Chinese woman recalls Bishop Edward Galvin

86-year-old Chinese woman recalls Bishop Edward Galvin

Two weeks ago, Fr Paul announced with great excitement what seemed to be his discovery of the pearl of great price. In terms of Church history in this area of China, the discovery brought a broad smile to his face. The source of his excitement was the news shared with...