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Columcille, Inc. is a
nonprofit organization established in
1978 to promote transformation through
inner and outer work. It has its origins
in Casa Colum (Gaelic for Home
of the Dove), a small house opened
in 1975 by William Cohea Jr. as a ‘salon
by the side of the road’ where ‘tired
sinners and reluctant saints’ could drop
by and share their experiences and
ideas. Cohea had been inspired during a
visit to the Isle of Iona to create an
open space which welcomed people of all
faiths and traditions interested in
renewal and transformation.
In partnership with
Fred Lindkvist and "Friends of
Columcille," the original foundation
grew and Columcille erected the
St. Columba Chapel in 1979. The
building took its name from Colum Cille, the 6th century Irish
monk who founded a monastic community on
Iona.
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