I owe my vocation to my uncle, ordained in Shrule in 1931

I owe my vocation to my uncle, ordained in Shrule in 1931

Rev Dr Neil Collins, Columban historian and author of ‘A Mad Thing to Do’ – the new comprehensive history of the Missionary Society of St Columban – gave the homily at the recent centenary celebration in Shrule. In his homily, Fr Neil explained...
Columban Centenary celebration at Shrule with Bishop Kelly

Columban Centenary celebration at Shrule with Bishop Kelly

On 18 March 2018, Columbans from the Irish region travelled to Shrule parish in Co Mayo to participate in a celebration to commemorate the centenary of the founding of the Missionary Society of St Columban and the links between the parish of Shrule and the Columbans....
International mission colloquium at Dalgan Park

International mission colloquium at Dalgan Park

The mission colloquium which took place at Dalgan Park last week has been hailed by the Columban Superior General for bringing together missionaries from different parts of the world and different missionary congregations to celebrate missionary life and to...
New headstone for Columban martyr Fr Timothy Leonard

New headstone for Columban martyr Fr Timothy Leonard

John M Leonard is a relative of Fr Timothy Leonard, the first martyr of the Missionary Society of St Columban, who was killed in China in 1929. John Leonard recently visited China for the sixth time, with the purpose of visiting his martyred relative’s grave at San...