The Legend of Saint Columba Benson to students at Oxford University

to students at Oxford University at the end of the nineteenth century

these sixteen chants and hymns present an opportunity to pace prayerfully toward Bethlehem and the birth of mankind's salvation

His works in English include: The Meaning of Evil

he must confront the final foe

resistance against the inevitability of pain

The Legend of Saint Columba Benson to students at Oxford UniversityBy Padraic Colum Illustrated by Elizabeth MacKinstry The life of Saint Columba is a chronicle of miracles and wonders, revelations and righteousness. Born in Donegal in 521 A. D., Columba grew to be a man of high spirits, quick wit, and strong mettle, his face set even from an early age toward the holy things of God. Instructed first in the ways of governance and war, Columba was turned from this path by a miracle: the resurrection of the dead. From