The Far East Magazine

29/06/2024

28/06/2024

The struggle of any missionary is to give effective aid to those who are in need. Yet, it is sometimes difficult to determine how best to aid others. In the 1990s when I was a seminarian, a man came knocking on the door of our Columban house. He wanted to speak to a priest. I […]

28/06/2024

Celebrating Misean Cara's 20th anniversary with a timeline of our most important achievements in the last two decades. Special acknowledgement and thanks to ...

26/06/2024

Sadly we announce the death of Columban MIssionary Fr Noel Daly. Removal and Evening Prayer on Wednesday at 7pm in Dalgan. Requiem Mass on Thursday at 11am, followed by Burial in the Community Cemetery. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam uasal.

Fr Noel Daly was born on 25th December 1940 in Tullamore, Co Offaly. He was educated at Mercy Convent, Tullamore, CBS Tullamore and St Finian’s College, Mullingar. He came to Dalgan in September 1958 and was ordained priest on 21st December 1964. Noel was assigned to Korea and served there for the...

25/06/2024

Wonderful exhibition in - highlighting the contribution of St Columbanus to European society and the Church. Archbishop Noel Treanor, nuncio to the , with Ambassador Frances Collins of the Embassy to the Holy See and the Columban Sisters who took part in the as part of their centenary celebrations.

Catholics in Ireland can look back on the days of Columbanus ‘with pride’

24/06/2024

The Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin has said the 6th century Irish monk, St Columbanus, should be made a patron of Europe.

Bishop Denis Nulty said the legacy of the missionary, who was born in Myshall, Co Carlow, in 543AD, and who founded monasteries in France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy, was his message of “unity in diversity” among the peoples of Europe.

Dr Nulty was speaking to the Irish Independent after the launch of an exhibition, ‘Ireland and the Birth of Europe’ on the legacy of St Columbanus and the Irish church in antiquity in the Italian town of Bobbio, where the monk died in 615AD.

The Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin has said the 6th century Irish monk, St Columbanus, should be made a patron of Europe.

20/06/2024

Vision of European project ‘more urgently imperative’ than ever says Archbishop

11/06/2024

Up to 400 Columban relatives braved the rain and the cold to attend Cemetery Sunday on 9th June 2024 in Dalgan. Fr Jim Fleming from CastleIsland Co Kerry was the principal celebrant at the Mass, after which the graves of our Columban deceased were blessed.

Up to 400 Columban relatives braved the rain and the cold to attend Cemetery Sunday on 9th June 2024 in Dalgan. Fr Jim Fleming from CastleIsland Co Kerry was the principal celebrant at the Mass, after which the graves of our Columban deceased were blessed. Fr Jim ministered in the Philippines, Pakis...

11/06/2024

Fr John Marley was born in Belfast on 11th January 1927. He was educated at St Patrick’s PES, St Comgall’s PES and St Malachy’s College, Belfast. He came to St Columban’s, Navan in September 1944 and was ordained priest on 21st December 1950. John’s first appointment was to postgraduate st...

11/06/2024

The Catholic Church teaches that “participation in political life is a moral obligation” (Evangelii Gaudium #220).

This calls us to much more than voting. We need to inform our consciences, hear the cry of the Earth and of the poor, proactively make ourselves aware of injustice, reflect, pray and discern, and then respond.

In our latest edition of Vocation for Justice there are tools and reflection materials for discernment, engaging with candidates and manifestos, and, ultimately, playing our part in encouraging candidates to be disturbed by injustice and ready to respond lovingly for the common good.

Download it here:https://columbans.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/FINALNewsletter-May-2024-David.pdf

11/06/2024

The Columban General Assembly 2024, after separate processes of discernment, prayer and “Conversations in the Spirit”, have elected the New General Council and Columban Lay Missionary Central Leadership Team for a period of 6 years. https://bit.ly/45dyAgr
Society Leader - Andrei Paz
Society Vicar - Peter Gerard O'Neill
2nd Councillor - Kim Young-In
3rd Councillor - Salustino Villalobos Mondragón
CLMCLT Coordinator - She Capili
CLMCLT Member - Sun Hee Kim

07/06/2024

The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland has spoken of the Christian witness of Columban missionary and martyr Fr John (Jack) O’Brien at a special 80th anniversary D-Day Commemorative Service in France. Archbishop Eamon Martin was joined by the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, Archbisho...

07/06/2024

It is with great joy and after a period of prolonged discernment, prayer and many conversations and dialogues in the Spirit, the Society’s General Assembly in Peru elected Fr Andrei Paz to the role of Society Leader for a period of six years.

It is with great joy and after a period of prolonged discernment, prayer and many conversations and dialogues in the Spirit, the Society’s General Assembly in Peru elected Fr Andrei Paz to the role of Society Leader for a period of six years. The election our first Society Leader from the Philippi...

06/06/2024

06/06/2024

A Gift of the Columban Spirit By Fr. Jude Genovia, SSC In the summer of 1995, I had to leave for Japan as part of my First Mission Assignment (FMA). This cross-cultural assignment outside the Philippines marked the realization of the next phase of my vocation discernment. A significant aspect of thi...

05/06/2024

Out of 3,558 Catholic churches in the Philippines, more than 800 have the Blessed Virgin Mary as their titular patron, writes Sr Gloria Santos.

Out of 3,558 Catholic churches in the Philippines, more than 800 have the Blessed Virgin Mary as their titular patron. She is a familiar face in almost every Catholic home. Her image or the rosary grace markets, buses, cars, jeepneys, boats and even motor cabs. Mary is Ang Mahal na Ina – the Belov...

05/06/2024

05/06/2024

Turas Columbanus welcomes you
To Dalgan on Wednesday 5 June for a Concert performed by Schola Hyberniae