Past Magazine Stories

I live with the Atayal community, who call me by my aboriginal name, MaHong. I serve in the eight churches which make up the parish nestled in the mountains of the Hsinchu…

Five relationships are fundamental to traditional Chinese Confucian thought. Together they emphasize the importance of social order and interpersonal dynamics. These five…

Looking after the schools in six villages is a huge task that requires constant monitoring. There are many challenges we face, most of which have always been enduring…

July is the coldest month of the year in Santiago, Chile, with the nearby Andes Mountain Range covered in snow. July is also time for the two-week winter school holidays.…

“Croeso y Cymru” (Welcome to Wales) announced the sign as we crossed the River Severn, reminding us that the Principality has a language, history and faith tradition quite…

When I attended Mass in Narulang, I noticed a little girl who was walking with difficulty. After the Mass, I had a conversation with the girl’s mother Jenny about her…

Myanmar, formerly Burma, was for a little while hopeful after it held its very first democratic elections after a long time. But it did not last long, soon after the…

Greetings friends of the missionaries of St. Columban. My name is Father Al Utzig. I’ve been appointed the new Director of the U.S. Region as of St. Columban’s Day –…

The Columbans sent me to study scripture in Rome back in the 1970s. Eventually, the Jesuits gave me a doctorate for finding “love” in the Apocalypse. I jest but did end up…

The season of Lent invites us to alternate between meditating on Jesus as He embraces His cross going with outstretched arms to assist our neighbor in need. Can you…

Last April I sowed wildflower seeds — I just raked the ground and scattered the seeds, as did the Sower whom Jesus talks about in the Gospels. As I let them go, the seeds…

When the Covid-19 pandemic and the political conflict happened in Myanmar, formerly Burma, many people suffered economically, physically, mentally and emotionally. Among…