Fr John McEvoy Celebrates Fifty in Fiji

Fr John McEvoy Celebrates Fifty in Fiji

by | May 5, 2022 | News

“Do this in memory of me.” Following Christ’s command, on Easter Sunday, 2 April 1972, Bishop John McCormack of Meath ordained John McEvoy and his nine classmates into the priesthood as Columban missionary priests in Dalgan Park, recalls Fr Donal McIlraith. Later that...
Fr Richard O’Sullivan

Fr Richard O’Sullivan

by | Mar 28, 2022 | Gone but not forgotten

Fr Richard (Dick) O’Sullivan was born at Kilgarvan, Co. Kerry on 17 February 1936. He was educated at Kilgarvan Boys School and at St Brendan’s College, Killarney, Co Kerry. He came to Dalgan in September 1953 and was ordained priest on 21 December 1959. He was...
Fr Martin Koroiciri is on mission in Chile

Fr Martin Koroiciri is on mission in Chile

by | Feb 11, 2022 | Videos

Fr Martin Koroiciri was ordained a priest at Suva Cathedral on St Columban’s Day in November 2018. Born in Suva, (Fiji) Fr Martin spent his childhood in the Columban parish of Labasa. After school he worked for a computer company. He graduated in November 2018...
Missionaries are Human

Missionaries are Human

by | Feb 4, 2022 | Features

Fr Frank Hoare recalls the arrival of the first Columban missionaries in Fiji 70 years ago this month and highlights some of the challenges missionaries faced in adapting to a new culture. Thirteen young Columban priests arrived in a hot, humid, and hurricane-ravaged...
Music – A Bridge Across Boundaries

Music – A Bridge Across Boundaries

by | Oct 13, 2021 | Features

Celebrating lockdown Mass in Hindi provided Fr Frank Hoare with an insight into music’s ability to cross boundaries of culture and connect people. Fiji’s Archbishop Peter Loy Chong, like many others, realised the importance of social media when Covid19 caused...