Reflections of a Retiring Formator - Fr Frank HoareApr 05, 2024
It’s the closest I will ever get to feeling like a father! As I approach the end of 7 years as a Columban formator in Suva I look back with affection on the students with whom I have lived. I take pride in their growth in maturity and their successes. Read more
World Water Day 22 March 2024Mar 22, 2024
Columban missionaries live and minister in some of the most populated areas on Earth, where access to clean water is amongst the poorest in the world Read more
A Path to Gospel Joy – or are you happy? - By Fr Barry CairnsMar 06, 2024
Just last week I was asked by one of our community in Yokohama this question: “At the moment I feel empty and downhearted. In the scriptures and constantly in our liturgy I hear about the joy of faith, and the joy of a follower of Jesus. What is this joy, and how can I taste it?” Read more
Meaning in Life - by Fr Barry CairnsFeb 27, 2024
Some words in Japanese are hard to translate. The reason is that there are many, many years of cultural feeling and experience behind the words. Read more
In So Many WordsFeb 22, 2024
Over a hundred years ago, a small group of Irish priests working in China decided they needed to listen to what God wanted them to do. These men had the desire to live according to what God wanted and must have known from past experience that, if they prayed and listened to God, they would be able to… Read more
Ash Wednesday 2024Feb 14, 2024
When I was a young child at the Convent school, we asked, ''What are you giving up for Lent.'' As children we usually gave up lollies. Read more
Recalling Columban Beginnings in Aotearoa/New ZealandJan 15, 2024
On January 12 we remembered at mass the anniversary of Fr. Jim McGlynn who died in 1988. He was the man who established a Columban presence in Lower Hutt in 1943 and had a great influence here and in Australia. Read more
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