Fr Patrick Aloysius O’Conor

Fr Patrick Aloysius O’Conor

by | Sep 28, 2019 | Gone but not forgotten

Fr Patrick (‘Pat’) O’Conor was born on 14 January 1935 in Wexford. He was educated at Christ the King NS, Cork, St Nessan’s, and CBS Sullivan’s Quay, Cork. He came to Dalgan in 1952 and was ordained priest on 21 December 1958. He was assigned to Korea and spent his...
A Stranger and You Welcomed Me

A Stranger and You Welcomed Me

by | Aug 9, 2018 | Features

Fr Mike O’Loughlin pays a personal tribute to the late Fr PJ McGlinchey who died earlier this year. The recent death of PJ McGlinchey brought back a memory of a chance meeting I had with him late one night in the Columban house in Seoul, Korea. I spied him sitting in...
Among the Urban Poor: Columban Youth Update

Among the Urban Poor: Columban Youth Update

by | Jul 18, 2018 | Features

On Friday 6 July, we went were among the urban poor in Seoul. We visited both a soup kitchen and St Joseph’s clinic to serve those who are marginalised by society. Throughout the day I could feel God’s presence. He was everywhere. He was in the people we served meals...
The Start of the Adventure: Columban Youth Update

The Start of the Adventure: Columban Youth Update

by | Jul 12, 2018 | Features

On the morning Tuesday 3 July the Columban Centennial Youth Mission Exposure was declared open in Seoul, South Korea by Fr Joseph Kang. This was soon followed by our first Mass in Spanish, with English readings and intercessory prayers in Chinese! This has soon become...