We rejoice in the great gift of life. But as we grow older this gift is overshadowed by experiences of illness, pain, and loss.
May 2016
May 2016
It has been nine years since I started working as a personal counsellor in a Boy’s Secondary School in Dublin, Ireland, and also nine years since I started working in The…
Shusaku Endo, a Japanese novelist, died in 1996–almost 20 years ago. In Japan he is still featured regularly in television programs, magazine articles and exhibitions.
Editor’s Note: On Monday, November, 23, 2015, Columban Fr. YoungIn Kim celebrated the Feast Day of St. Columban in Cuzco, Peru.
My first experience of engaging in pastoral ministry in Japan was at a residential center, run by the Daughters of Charity of St.
You might call me a slow learner.
My name is Nilton Iman, and I am a priest of the Diocese of Chimbote, a land blessed with the blood of the first martyrs of my country, Peru.
Fiji for me will always be one of the most wonderful places in the world.
Welcome to Peru, Land of the Incas (Land of the Kings). Many would say that you’ve never really been to this resplendent country until you’ve set foot in the majestic and…
My name is Teakare Betero, age 28, and I have been with the Columbans for five years now. At the moment I am studying at the Pacific Regional Seminary.
In 2007 my father talked to me about the possibility of going overseas as a lay missionary.
I came to live in Fujisawa after getting married 58 years ago. I have been fortunate with my health.