Nurturing life-giving relationships between people of different faiths and backgrounds has been identified as one of the Region of Britain’s mission priorities over the…
Past Magazine Stories
Below are stories from past issues of Columban Mission magazine. The Columban Fathers publish Columban Mission magazine eight times a year. Subscriptions are available for just $15 per year. Sign up to receive our next issue. Read more about Columban Mission magazine.
May 2025
Marion Carroll grew up in a very different Ireland, where the arrival of the Far East magazine every month was a highlight, providing a glimpse into the world and peoples…
May 2025
John P. O’Brien was born in Donamon, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, on December 1, 1918. He wrote the following letter to Fr. John Blowick, Director of the Columban Fathers, on…
May 2025
On May 13, 1947, four Missionary Sisters of St. Columban left Ireland for our first foundation in Burma (now Myanmar), a country that was once known as the rice bowl of…
May 2025
As Columban missionaries, we try to live out the Gospel message through witnessing the love of God to others, especially in responding to our mission priorities of…
May 2025
In August 2023, I arrived in El Paso, Texas, after a sixmonth language immersion in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Then I underwent a tedious, seven-month visa application process.…
May 2025
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you…
May 2025
The Joti Educational and Cultural Center is the catechetical center of Hyderabad diocese, Pakistan. It is generally known as Joti Center. “Jyoti” is a Sanskrit word…
May 2025
Out of 3,558 Catholic churches in the Philippines, more than 800 have the Blessed Virgin Mary as their titular patron. She is a familiar face in almost every Catholic home…
May 2025
Columban Mission: Until the end of 2021 you were regional director of the Columbans and well-known to our readers; what have you been doing since?
May 2025
I’m an American from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and work in Fontana, California. Aren’t the Columbans supposed to be “cross-cultural missionaries?” Yes, we are. After about…
March/April 2025
Bewilderment and compassion are my two dominant feelings when dealing with the realities of our children here in Mother Mary Parish in the southeastern part of Pakistan.…
