2 Columban Diamond Jubilees in Aotearoa/New ZealandJul 05, 2024
This month two of our New Zealand Columbans celebrate 60 years of Missionary Priesthood. Fr Sean O’ Connor was ordained in Wellington on July 2, 1964, and Fr. Don Hornsey on July 4 in Auckland. Read more
Columban General Assemblies since 1994 - (Part 2)May 21, 2024
By the time the GA came to Santiago, Chile in 1994, a good deal of the tension of previous years around the understanding and practice of mission had dissipated. In the preface to the Acts of the Assembly then Superior General Nicholas Murray spoke of reaching a critical stage in our history. Read more
Columban General Assemblies since 1970May 17, 2024
On May 19, the leaders of our various Regions and Mission Units along with some elected delegates and designated others will come together for a General Assembly in Lima, Peru. This is an event held every 6 years. 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
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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