Missionary Society of St. Columban US
People from Haiti have been migrating across the Americas for over a decade, and since late 2020 have been arriving in greater numbers at the US/…
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The St. Columban House of Hospitality for Migrants in Santiago, Chile, provides food, shelter, a bed, and a welcoming place to live. This video…
Columban Fr. John Boles, director of Britain, recently appeared on two episodes of the "Just Life" podcast on Radio Maria England. In March, he…
Columban Embroidery Project Serves as Support Network
For over 25 years, the Missionary Society of St. Columban has accompanied one of the most impoverished communities along the US/Mexico border. It’s a colonia called Rancho Anapra, in Ciudad Juárez, MX, across the border from El Paso, TX.
Anapra has been a place of welcome for hundreds of migrants from across Latin America. Several years ago, it was primarily a home for Mexican nationals migrating from the interior of the country looking for an affordable place to …
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From the Director
Faces of Mission
As a child, my image of the faces of mission were predominantly priests who courageously ventured into unknown territories and established parishes, schools, hospitals and community centers. They engaged with the locals and learned the customs and language. Then there was a smattering of religious Sisters who taught in schools or worked as nurses in hospitals/clinics. At least, that is what I used to believe were the only faces of mission. Today, the faces of mission have expanded to include lay men and women and services beyond the traditional parish model.