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The Covid-19 crisis has made our lives immensely difficult necessitating a re-evaluation of old ways and an exploration of new possibilities. In the face of our smaller and fragile Columban
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Poverty Conquered Through Determination and Hard Work
By: Jenefer Cervantes, Columban Scholar thru Fr. Jim Sheehy, SSC It is often said that poverty hinders individuals and families from living a decent life. I would like

My Faith Journey
I am Lydio, one of the newly aggregated seminarians of the Columbans. This aggregation is a milestone in my faith journey. I am grateful to God, our mission partners, and

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The Covid-19 crisis has made our lives immensely difficult necessitating a re-evaluation of old ways and an exploration of new possibilities. In the face of our smaller and fragile Columban
A Time in History

A Time in History (June 1 – 11)
June 1 FR. PATRICK J. McMAHONÂ was born at Woodford, County Galway, Ireland in 1921. He died in a Manila hospital on June 1, 1962. Â Father P.J., as he was called,

A Time in History (June 12-22)
June 15 FR. MARTIN RYAN was born on January 23, 1929 at Muckalee, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He was ordained on December 21, 1953 and went to Mindanao in the Philippines where

A Time in History (June 23-30)
June 23 FR. AIDAN S. LOVETTÂ was born in 1944 at Bantry, County Cor, Ireland. He died on June 23, 1999 at St. Francis Hospice, Dublin. After his secondary studies at

A Time in History (July 1-16)
July 1 FR. JOHN DENNEHY was born in 1933 at Headford, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. He died at St. Anne’s Hospital, Cahirciveen, County Kerry on July 1, 2009. Educated at Rathmore

A Time in History (July 17-23)
July 19 FR. JAMES COLLINSÂ was born at Swatragh, County Derry, Ireland in 1906. He died at Candelaria, Philippines on July 19, 1959. He was an uncle of Columban Neil Collins.

A Time in History (July 24-31)
July 24 BISHOP HENRY BYRNE was born at Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland in 1913. He died in a Manila hospital on July 24, 1983. After his secondary studies at St. Joseph’s

A Time in History (August 1-13)
August 1 FR. PATRICK HICKEYÂ was born in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia on April 20, 1930. He died suddenly in the Epworth Hospital, Melbourne on August 1, 2013. Educated in the

A Time in History (August 14-23)
August 15 FR. PHILIP DONOGHUEÂ was born at Malden, Massachusetts, USA in 1909. He died at Silver Creek, New York on August 15, 1982. After graduating from Boston College in 1928,

A Time in History (August 24-31)
August 24 FR. RUDOLPH HOZAÂ was born in the parish of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA in 1918. He died on August 24, 2001 in Rose Hawthorne Hospice Home, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.