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Golden Jubilees - Ireland 2014

It was a very happy day indeed for three Golden Jubilarians - Sisters Mary Neylon from Ballylea, Co Clare, Teresa O'Connell from Castletownroche, Co Cork and Margaret Burke from Clonberne,...

Sister M Thomas Chan - Funeral Mass and Homily

The Funeral Mass of Sister M Thomas Chan, who died on Sunday, 4 May 2014 in St Columban’s Nursing Home, Magheramore, Wicklow, took place on Tuesday, 6 May. The celebrant of...

Call for an Easter of Reconciliation

Archbishop Charles Maung Bo of Yangon in his Easter message invited Christians and all men of good will in Myanmar to be promoters of reconciliation. The prelate said that the key...

Thingyan, the waterfestival leading to the Burmese New Year

Thingyan, the water festival leading to the Burmese New Year "Who doesn't love a smashing new year’s party? What if I told you this party lasts a few days, takes place in the sunny...

Pope Francis' pre-Easter ritual

Pope Francis kisses the foot of a man as he performs the traditional washing of the feet during a visit at a centrer for disabled people as part of Holy Thursday. ROME — Pope...

British Woman appointed by Pope Francis to head Pontifical Academy

Lady Margaret Scotford Archer has been appointed by Pope to head the Pontifical Academy Vatican City, Apr 12, 2014 / 05:01 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis has appointed Lady Margaret Scotford Archer...

Burma - THE GOLDEN LAND by Sr M. Bernardine SSC

It was very fitting that on a spring Sunday, 23 February, our 90+ Sister Mary Bernardine Rush had her newly completed book Burma - THE GOLDEN LAND presented with much joy...

Vocations Invitation

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Reflections

...We Are An Easter People

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL - The Easter Message of Archbishop Charles Bo, Yangon, MyanmarEaster breaks forth like a...

Interview

Caring for God's Creation

Interview with Ligaya Bugayong from Luzon, Philippines. Ligaya was a participant in a 10-Week Residential Course at An Tairseach* - the Dominican Sisters’...

Meet the Columban Sisters

Sister Paulina Yang makes F...

Meet Sister Paulina Yang Yoon Jeong recently professed as a Columban Sister. Great joy was shared in the Columban Sisters Central House in Seoul, South Korea, on 3 October 2013 when Yang Yoon Jeong, Paulina, made her First Profession of Vows in the company of her parents, brother,...

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What they said

“You must always hold on to God, the deep, hidden, lofty almighty God”
St. Columban

“The spirit of the congregation will be that of all embracing charity and no effort should be spared to meet various demands which may arise.”
Mother Mary Patrick

“Lord, accomplish what is good in me; grant me what I know I need.”
St. Columban

The work is God’s work. Not yours or mine. We happen to be the instruments…God is behind the whole thing and he will see it through. The watch word now is forward. Full steam ahead”
Fr. John Blowick

“If you wish to know the creator, understand the creation”
St. Columban

We must make everyone a woman in her own right –she must be a woman and a woman of God.”
Dr. Michael O’ Dwyer SSC

“This is my commandment: love one another, as I have loved you.”
Jn 15.12