Columban Missionaries welcome the Season of Creation 2020 with a podcast series on Jubilee For the Earth: Biodiversity & Our Sacred Story, a mini-series about the beauty of biodiversity and the threats it faces. Welcome to the first episode: “The Spirituality of Biodiversity”. Columban Missionaries welcome the Season of Creation 2020 with a podcast series …
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Peter Dong, from China, was ordained as deacon by Most Rev. Honesto F. Ongtioco, Bishop of the Diocese of Cubao, on Sunday, February 4, 2018 at the Columban House of Studies in Cubao, Quezon City. Deacon Peter took his oath of permanent membership in the Missionary Society of St. Columban on Satuday, February 3. He …
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Dedication of all religions and people of goodwill to prayer, fasting and works of charity to face the corona virus pandemic and the challenge to care for our common home.
The newsletters continued to come to the house. So I started reading them and got to know about the Columban Missionaries. I was inspired to learn how they cared for my countrymen; for the many years of sacrifices they had made to help the poorest of the poor. I had probably been to these far …
The Launching of the yearlong Centennial Celebration of the foundation of the Missionary Society of St. Columban was held in three different regions -Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The Launching of the yearlong Centennial Celebration of the foundation of the Missionary Society of St. Columban was held in three different regions -Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. …
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 N.S. and at St. Brendan’s College, Killarney, Father Jack, as he was called, came to Dalgan Park in 1952 where he was ordained in December …
July 19 FR. JAMES COLLINS 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. After studying at St. Malachy’s College, Belfast, and at Queen’s University, Belfast, both in Ireland, where he completed his philosophy course, he came to Dalgan …
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 College, Ballinasloe, Father Henry went to Dalgan seminary in 1931. He was ordained priest in 1937 and went to Rome for post-graduate studies. After receiving …
