Past Magazine Stories

Late last year, Yolanda got a call from Sr. Lili, a Colombian Daughter of Our Lady of Mercy. They had met in Costa Rica three years ago when Yolanda and Roberto and some…

In 1993, while working in a predominantly Afro-Brazilian community with the descendants of the 40% of the African slave trade brought to Brazil, I learned of the existence…

More than 95% of the population of the province of Lanao del Sur in the Philippines — where Marawi is situated - are Muslim, while Christians constitute less than five…

“John, how would you fancy coming with us on a trip to Rome and Assisi?” This was the lovely invitation I received from my good friends and long-time Columban supporters…

Unfortunately, their situations are not uncommon in Korea. Many migrant workers enter relationships only to find themselves abandoned and left to raise their children…

The photo shown here, enlarged to life-size, stood beside the altar when our deceased Holy Father Pope Francis celebrated a Mass for peace on his visit to Japan in 2019.…

Playfulness is something we expect to see in a child. Yet, it truly is a source for healthy living and relating for all of us, offering joy and creativity to every aspect…

Many times, I have recounted my vocational journey and how reading the novel, The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel, changed my life’s trajectory. However, what I never…

I often see poor children in Pakistan who ride to school on old motorcycles with their fathers in the mornings.

The last four years I was in Korea, I was blessed to be able to live in a community of Columbans—three Sisters, a lay missionary, and myself, the priest. We lived in a…

I began my active participation in the Laudato Siʹ Movement last year (2024) when I attended the Laudato SiʹAnimator’s Course. Since then, I have continued to join online…

Bishop Susitino Sionepoe SM was installed as the new Archbishop of Nouméa in New Caledonia, in the French Pacific on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Archbishop Sionepoe is a…