January/February 2023
Columban missionaries are working to foster peace and goodwill between different faiths in the midst of Myanmar’s strife. Fr Kurt Zion Pala likens dialogue to a dance in which there is unity but also diversity.
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Far East archive
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December 2022
Last Christmas Fr. Frank Hoare returned to a rural parish in Fiji where he had worked previously. But his attempt at playing Santa Claus did not get the reaction he expected.
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November 2022
The pandemic, writes Columban missionary Sr. Anne Carbon, has shown how unequal our world is, particularly for those suffering with a mental illness.
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September/October 2022
Columban missionary Sr Rebecca Conlon writes about a beautiful liturgical crescendo in Hyderabad as children received the Sacraments.
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July/August 2022
Deacon Elbert Balbastro writes about how devotion to the Santo Niño has been central to his faith journey and his formation as a Columban missionary.
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May/June 2022
Marking 70 years of Columban mission in Fiji, Fr. Frank Hoare highlights how young Pacifi can Columbans are now taking up the missionary flame.
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March/April 2022
With the help of archives and the memories of those who knew him, Fr John Boles recalls the career of Fr Mick Fitzgerald, a prime mover of Columban mission in Peru
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January 2022
Columban missionary Fr John Hegerty never thought he would be able to go back to his life as a farmer, writes Fr John Boles, until the pandemic struck!
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