The Legend of Saint Columba Benson ” Offering the Catholic faith

” Offering the Catholic faith to this need with clarity of vision and humility of spirit

“It is impossible to say of God what he is

he must confront the final foe

resistance against the inevitability of pain

The Mother of God (1953)

The Legend of Saint Columba Benson ” Offering the Catholic faithBy 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