It starts with familyMay 16, 2024
Jesus prayed to the Father, “With me in them and you in me, may they be so completely one that the world will realise that it was you who sent me and that I have loved them as much as you loved me.” (John 20:23) Read more
Entering into a new cultureMay 08, 2024
Every missionary who has gone to work in another country knows that his or her greatest challenge is to enter as well as possible into the new culture. Read more
ANZAC Day 2024Apr 25, 2024
Today is a holiday here in Aotearoa-New Zealand. It is ANZAC day. It is a day on which we remember one of the most disastrous campaigns in military history Read more
Reflections of a Retiring Formator -Apr 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
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
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