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Stories from Columban Missions

Jesus on the Cross
A Step into the Light

Alicia and her husband were good, practicing Catholics, in a working-class residential area of Chile’s capital city, Santiago, where the Columbans…

Yo Sup Park standing by a cross in Alto Hospicio, Chile
Jumping into Cross Cultural Mission

On the day I left for Chile from Korea, I really didn’t feel that I was going to Chile, even at the airport. Chile was too far from Korea, and it…

The sun peeking through clouds .
Messing About in Boats

I think that for most of my life I have agreed with the water rat in The Wind in the Willows. “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing —…

Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Karachi, Pakistan
Karachi Diocese Diamond Jubilee

On May 20, 2023, the Diocese of Karachi reached 75 years. Established on May 24, 1948, the Inaugural Mass of the Jubilee Year was celebrated on…

Diary - In So Many Words
Forgiveness

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32 Forgiveness is a profound…

Fr. Frank Hoare and the formation community
Reflections of a Retiring Formator

It’s the closest I will ever get to feeling like a father! As I approach the end of seven years as a Columban formator in Suva, Fiji, I look back…