Igniting Sparks of HopeSep 19, 2024
This month we continue to celebrate the Season of Creation with its theme of “To Hope and Act with Creation”. Read more
Understanding Climate Change DenialJul 26, 2024
I wonder why so many people continue to deny that climate change is happening and is linked to human activity in the face of a growing body of evidence that suggest it is not only real but represents a significant danger to the planet and all its inhabitants. Read more
World Oceans Week June 3-8Jun 04, 2024
June 3-8 marks the celebration of Oceans Week. As someone whose early years were spent in towns well away from the sea, I have always been a bit afraid of it. Read more
Earth Day 2024 - By Fr Pat O'SheaApr 22, 2024
Every week I am dismayed by the amount of plastic I deal with. What can be recycled goes into the Council recycling bin Read more
World Water Day 2024Apr 01, 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
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