Seminary Life During Lockdown

Seminary Life During Lockdown

Lockdown changed life in the Philippines for Columban seminarian Jerry Lohera and spurred him to get planting fruit and vegetables to ease the stress. From September 2019 up to the first week of March 2020, I and four other Columban seminarians (one from Fiji, two...
Meet a Columban – Fr Vincent Busch SSC

Meet a Columban – Fr Vincent Busch SSC

In this episode of ‘Meet a Columban’, Fr Jim Mulroney speaks to Fr Vincent Busch who has been a missionary in the Philippines since 1974. He currently works with the Subanen people of Mindanao.
Christmas Greetings from our Columban seminarians

Christmas Greetings from our Columban seminarians

This Christmas many families will miss out on meeting up with loved ones due to travel restrictions aimed at combatting the ongoing threat from the Covid-19 virus. Our Columban seminarians in Korea, the Philippines, Myanmar and Fiji send you special Christmas...
Fr Martin Murphy

Fr Martin Murphy

Fr Martin Murphy was born on 14th April 1929 at Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. He was educated at Glenbrien NS, CBS Enniscorthy, and St Peter’s College, Wexford. He came to Dalgan in September 1948 and was ordained priest on 21 December 1954. Appointed to the Philippines in...
Finding God during our times of confinement

Finding God during our times of confinement

Fr Paul Glynn is the Regional Director of the Columbans in the Philippines. He has drawn on his experience of confinement some years ago when the situation was tense in the Southern Philippines to help him through the Covid-19 lockdown. Like many other Columban...