The Common Good

The Common Good

Fr Ed O’Connell considers why so many voters in different parts of the world today feel such apathy and argues that we must all discern how to play an active part in society. It certainly has become a small world! I was talking recently, on Zoom, with young adults...
Fr Owen O’Kane Recalled at Dalgan Presentation

Fr Owen O’Kane Recalled at Dalgan Presentation

At a recent event in Dalgan recalling the life and ministry of Columban Fr Owen O’Kane, his niece Kathy O’Kane Delargy recalled how the people of Ballymun described him as having “nothing, he gave it all away”. She was reflecting on the life of the frugal...
Columbans Gather in Peru for General Assembly 2024

Columbans Gather in Peru for General Assembly 2024

The leaders of the various Regions and Mission Units in the Missionary Society of St Columban, along with some elected delegates and designated others, have gathered in Lima, the capital of Peru for a General Assembly.  This is an event held every six years. Delegates...
Fr Iowane Has Many Strings to his Bow

Fr Iowane Has Many Strings to his Bow

Our newest Columban missionary priest has already lived many different lives, writes Fr Frank Hoare.   Fr Iowane Naio speaks five languages and has lived in five different cultures and will soon add to that. But his roots are in Namau Settlement about 10 km from Ba...
Fr Iowane Naio ordained a Columban missionary priest

Fr Iowane Naio ordained a Columban missionary priest

On 10th April 2024 Fr Iowane Ilaidoko Naio was ordained a Columban missionary priest in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Suva, Fiji. Fr Iowane has been appointed to the Pakistan Mission Unit, and is due to arrive there on 1st December 2024. He is the third of ten...