A Priest Forever

A Priest Forever

Fr Neil Collins recalls Columban martyr Fr Jack O’Brien who served as a chaplain during the D-Day landings in World War II and was subsequently killed during the Korean War. John P. O’Brien was born in Donamon, Co Roscommon on 1st December 1918. He wrote to Fr...
Sacrifice of Columban Martyrs recalled at Dalgan Mass

Sacrifice of Columban Martyrs recalled at Dalgan Mass

At a Mass in Dalgan Park, Fr Neil Collins recalled the lives of the 24 Columban martyrs who died violently on mission over the course of the Society’s 100 years. Relatives of the 23 priests and one Columban Sister joined Columban missionaries for the...