Nsukka, Nigeria – From small town to Cathedral parish!
The opening some weeks ago of a huge ‘new’ cathedral in Nsukka brought back so many memories. I was one of 11 young Irish Spiritan priests who arrived in Nigeria’s Port Harcourt in 1963, a year after I had been ordained and having completed induction and an Igbo language course.
Author: - December 1, 2020
Fr Michael McMahon C.S.Sp. – almost a half-century in Kenya!
A Dubliner, Fr Michael (pictured left) was ordained in 1966 and appointed to St Michael’s College in his home city where he taught science – and coached rugby! In 1972, he joined several dozen other Irish Spiritans on overseas mission in Kenya. Having studied the Kikamba language, he taught in high schools in Tala and Kabaa.
Author: - November 30, 2020
COVID-19 and South Africa – Fr. Seán Mullin C.S.Sp. – August 2020
COVID-19 has affected most aspects of people’s lives in South Africa, a vast country with some 58 million people. To date there have been well over half-a-million cases...
Author: - August 12, 2020
End of an era for Spiritan Community in Ballintubber / Ballymoe – Fr. Joe Poole C.S.Sp. – August 2020
Parish administration is not what the priest in charge ought to be about; others can carry out that task. We* got energy in facilitating and re-imagining with parishioners...
Author: - August 10, 2020
