Before I arrived in my mission assignment in Britain, I spent my last few weeks in New Zealand busily saying goodbye to my dear friends, and all the while preparing myself…
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After a poem by the Koryo monk Ch’ungji
The empowerment of women and girls is a most urgent need in today’s world where discrimination, violence and exploitation of women and girls, especially in the developing…
I first considered becoming a priest when I was seven years old. Mysteriously enough I still remember that strong feeling of being called by God.
A few years ago, I was enrolled in a university in Wuhan, China.
Savenaca Momo from Nadelei in Ba Province, Fiji, is the epitome of a gentle giant. He joined the first team of Columban lay missionaries to leave Fiji.
In Memory of Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
Learning a new language is only part of the challenge for missionaries. Local people have their own cultural values and see things differently from outsiders.
This video production by Preda Foundation shows the life and recovery of the teenagers who were rescued from human traffickers and the horrors of abuse and …
In 1970 I was a theology student at our Columban seminary in Ireland and worked in our book store.
The Columban Missionary Society which was originally founded for mission in China finally ordained its first Chinese Columban at the beginning of 2020.
When we look at the scene of the baptism of Jesus as depicted by Christian artists the important figures seem to be Jesus, John the Baptist and the Holy Spirit descending…