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Stories from Columban Missions

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Einsein Educational Center

Einsein village can hardly be called a village. It is a large depressed slum area on the outskirts of the city of Yangon in Myanmar (formerly…

Columban Fr. Noel O'Neill with Kim Yoon Cheong
The Key to My Own Home

A phone call from Seoul. It was Pak Hyun Sen wishing me a happy birthday. In the post there was a birthday card from Il Cheong. That same evening…

A man kneeling by a lake hands cupped with lake water.
The Simple Joys of a Priest

Like any other vocation or calling, priestly life is also filled with challenges, difficulties and struggles. Yet, amidst the toils and rough…

Sisters ministering to those affected by the floods
Go Ye Afar

In response to the words of an old song, “Go Ye Afar,” on November 15, 1926, a group of five Columban Sisters arrived in Hanyang, China, and were…

Three violins in a row
Many Strings to His Bow

Our newest Columban missionary priest has already lived many different lives. He speaks five languages and has lived in five different cultures…

Diary - In So Many Words
We Are Challenged

We are challenged to forgive those who hurt us and to forgive them seventy times seven. I used to take this challenge in my stride. Then some…