Come the Weekend
Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? (Psalm 24)
By Fr. Noel O'Neill
September 24, 2018
Christ Walks with Us on Our Journey of Life
Columban history in the Japan mission is behind this stained glass window of the Risen Christ. In 1979, the architect of the new headquarters for the then almost 100 Columbans in Japan commissioned stained glass artist Hideo Matsuda to create Stations of the Cross for the new chapel.
By Fr. Barry Cairns
September 17, 2018
Something to Declare
It is interesting to watch those television programs that deal with people passing through customs as they return from holidays or family visits abroad.
By Fr. Bobby Gilmore
September 10, 2018
The Bougainvillea Flower
We had our retreat in Nadi Ashram in May 2014. During our retreat I was passing by the road from the house where I stayed to the dining hall, along the way I saw a beautiful bougainvillea. Despite being a very old tree with few leaves on it, I was struck by the beautiful flowers it had.
By Liezl Ladaran
September 3, 2018
Acts of Love and Kindness
In my opinion love and kindness are the two words that most clearly express the life of Jesus.
By Kim Jung-Woong Bosco
August 30, 2018
The Mission of the Trinity
An African saying is my reminder: "If I go alone I go faster. If I go with others I go farther." This year, I hope to go a little farther so here is a reflection on a key moment in the life of Jesus – His call to mission within the Trinity. It is our call to Columban mission too.
By Sr. Kathleen Coyle
August 27, 2018
A Tale of Two Brothers
Sometimes you come across a bond of love that makes you feel really humble. This is what happened to me when I met Josè and David.
By Fr. John Boles
August 20, 2018
Hope for a Brighter Tomorrow
I am Peter, and I am a third year student at Columban Fr. Neil Magill's Higher Education Center [HEC] in Mandalay, Myanmar (formerly Burma). We get two weeks holiday during the academic year, but most of the 90 students at the HEC cannot go home.
By Peter, as told to Columban Fr. Neil Magill
August 13, 2018
Children at Risk
"The children, the young children, we have to do something about the children, they are at risk." Warmi Huasi is a small civil association (NGO) I set up with others twelve years ago to accompany families, and especially children at risk, who live in situations of poverty.
By Fr. Ed O'Connell
August 8, 2018
The Masterpiece of Nature
When Fr. Sean McDonagh, who taught at the University of Mindanao in the Philippines, joined one of his students on a research project among the T'boli tribe during the summer of 1978, he could not have imagined what a life-changing experience lay ahead of him. His initial plan had simply been to swap for a few months the hustle and bustle of Davao City for the slow paced rhythm of the rainforest where these indigenous people have lived for centuries.
A few years later, however, the local bishop invited Fr. Sean, a Columban missionary, to set up a mission station among the T'boli people. By then, they had captured his
Light Shines in the Dark
The last time I crossed a body of water on a boat at night was on my first mission assignment in the Fiji Islands. On one night I had to return to the mainland of Vanua Levu from Rabi Island. I told the priest maybe I could return to the mainland the next morning.
By Fr. Kurt Zion Pala
August 1, 2018
In So Many Words
The story is told of a good and prayerful woman who claimed to have had a vision of Christ. She went to see the bishop. "Did you talk to him?" he asked.
By Sr. Redempta Twomey
August 1, 2018
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.