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Life Is a Mission

I am Irma Lara Cantago, a Columban lay missionary for many years. A high school teacher by profession, I was teaching for fifteen years and at the…

A Light to the Nations

I remember many years ago, around 1979, I was up in the village of Navala, in the parish of Ba, Fiji. In those days, the village had a population…

Jesus, a Poem

Baptized and confirmed, in your word formed, disciple and missionary it is the gift of your calling. You make me go through…

Starting with a Dream

I woke up scared. I didn’t want to get out of the bed. I was due to begin a 3-day workshop on intercultural living with the Columban priests…

Weekly Prayer - Seeds

Lord, bless us in our reflections and ideas:
No matter the doubts they are seeds 

O Glorious St. Brigid

O Glorious St. Brigid,
Patroness of Ireland and Mother of the Church,

Prayer to St. John Bosco

St John Bosco, who loved Christ
in the Blessed Sacrament so deeply

Help Those in Need

Holy Mary,
help those in need,
give strength to the weak,
comfort the sorrowful,

The Spiritual Message of Causative Verbs

In high school, English grammar was never my thing! Years later, in writing my theology thesis, my director advised me to re-write the text…

Called to Holiness

Heavenly Father,
You have called us all to holiness