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Stories from Columban Missions

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…

Diary - In So Many Words
Living Streams

Faith traditions are living streams, handed down from generation to generation, shaping not only

Volunteers gather for planning
Migrant Care

For several months, Columban Fr. Alvaro Martínez has lived in El Paso, Texas, and has had the opportunity to learn about the missionary work that…

Red leaves on trees
Prayer in the City

I live in the center of Yokohama, Japan, a city of 3.8 million. I am surrounded by concrete and tall buildings. I see little natural greenery. But…

Fr. Iowane Naio celebrates Mass with the Sindhi Bheels community in Pangrio Village.
The Burning Bush

It has been ten months now since I arrived in Pakistan. I have just completed formal language studies, which took around eight months, and now I…

Prayer car
The Seven Million Miracle

Time has flown for Carol Beck, Co-founder of The Prayer Trust, one of the most enduring — and endearing — features of Columban mission ever to…