I met Raj, a Sri Lankan Hindu asylum seeker, about nine years ago at the the Solihull Welcome drop-in center for asylum seekers when I was attending the home office…
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.
October 2018
I always enjoy returning to my home parish of St. Joseph's, New Plymouth, in New Zealand over the Christmas period.
October 2018
The preaching of Jesus and His compassion for the poor and the outcasts was at the heart of the Kingdom of God.
October 2018
If the Philippines have the Chocolate Hills in Bohol, here in the north of Chile we have mountains of "chocolates," no green trees, just all brown soil.
October 2018
A faith born in the shadows cast by a single candle in a tightly curtained room of a small farming village in a China emerging from the repression of the Cultural…
October 2018
I first met Amy from the Philippines after she was brought to the Hope Workers' Center in Taiwan.
October 2018
Not long ago I dared to follow a so called "dream," a dream that became reality when one day I found myself in a place different from my home.
October 2018
When I was ordained a deacon and later a priest, I worked with young people in one parish in the Philippines.
October 2018
God is always leading us in every step of our journey. But there are times that we do not recognize His presence because of situations that separate us from Him.
October 2018
The next day was more adventurous. Fr. Nilton drove us to Navala, a traditional Catholic village in the mountains over Ba.
October 2018
This year we recall with gratitude the living faith of Columbans and others that has shaped our individual journeys and that of our Society for our first 100 years of…
October 2018
As a teenager Ned Galvin enjoyed seeking out adventure with his friends.