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Stories from Columban Missions

Child in a wheel chair being pushed by another child on a school playground
A Welcoming Church

In the “Kingdom” at 94, I am a senior citizen. Sometimes I have an experience like this: I see something that triggers images of an event or of a…

Ana during a garden visit with Jenny
Healing and Help from Vegetable Planting

During a mission in the Narulang community of Barra in Misamis Oriental, Mindanao, I met many people, especially women, who face various…

Columban lay missionary Lee Kyung Ja, Christina (center), and friends
Living Among Migrants

I live in a neighborhood where migrants and asylum seekers dwell side by side. One section has already been vacated due to redevelopment, and all…

Fr. Burger's friends by Charles Cathedral
Giving Tension the Brushoff

Before entering the seminary, I was interested in studying architecture. And I still enjoy looking at buildings. I think that the first step in…

Voluneers helping migrant children in Cuidad Juarez
A Place of Uncertainty

Ciudad Juarez, located on the U.S.-Mexico border across from El Paso, Texas, has become one of the most significant transit points for migrants…

Columban lay missionary Angela Escarsa (right) with Columban Fr. Sean Coyle (center), Columban lay missionary Sherryl Lou Capili, and Sherryl’s brother and sister-in-law during a mission appeal at St. Charles Borromeo in Leixlip, Ireland
A Covenant with God

My encounter with patients during a visitation helped me reflect on my relationship with God as I look at my own journey as a person of faith and…