Taken from the poem Mission Memories by Columban Fr. John McFadden (1894 – 1978), these lines capture his bittersweet mood as he prepares to celebrate Christmas back home…
Past Magazine Stories
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December 2017
I was reading a Biblical reflection when word came that my niece's baby had just been born.
November 2017
Retired Christian Brother, Brother Reginald Whitely, shares memories of his Columban brother, Fr.
November 2017
Today I officiated the wedding of my sister Karen, who is a talented nurse, to her forever Dodo, who is who is a mechanical engineer.
November 2017
In 1932, the Yangste and Han rivers overflowed and flooded vast areas in China. The members of the Missionary Society of St.
November 2017
This evening, I had a good chat with Sukh Deo as we drank yaqona together. Sukh Deo is Hindu, but his wife and children are Catholic.
November 2017
I had just came out of the church after celebrating Mass. An altar server came up to me and told me that one youth decided to leave home and wanted to speak with me.
November 2017
When Dan O'Connor first arrived at the Columban House in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1983, he was greeted with "There's a Kiwi in the house!" And indeed he was a "Kiwi" hailing…
November 2017
In February of this year Fr. Charlie Duster was admitted to the hospital where he was informed a short time later that he was terminally ill.
November 2017
In his book, The Road Less Traveled, Scott Peck's first sentence is the somber observation, "Life is difficult." Direct and honest, it is a reality worth mulling over…
October 2017
Word came into the church that a homeless man was sleeping rough under Sotohori Bridge, in Japan. The local Church group looking after the homeless went to visit him.