Fr Patrick O’Donovan, SSC Dalgan Park

Track 1: Growing up in Tipperary town. He joined the Columban Fathers in 1981. In 1985, as part of his studies, he had his first taste of missionary work in the Philippines. After ordination in 1987, he went back to the diocese of Mindanao. Track 2: The conflict between the Muslims and the Christians, and the many great challenges he met with. Track 3: He became vocations director for the island of Mindanao and talks about what that work entailed. He discusses his continuing work to date.