From Tyburn to Peru

From Tyburn to Peru

Oxford Street in London is the busiest shopping thoroughfare in Britain and one of the most famous in the world. At the top of Oxford Street, by Marble Arch, you have to cross a traffic island, where most passers-by will have their eyes fixed on the pedestrian traffic...
Messenger of St Anthony Features Columban Martyrs

Messenger of St Anthony Features Columban Martyrs

The Messenger of St Anthony (English language edition) featured the seven Columban Martyrs who died in Korea in 1950 in the December 2025 edition. It also highlighted the tapestry ‘Woven into Memory’ which was commissioned by Jacqueline Creavan...
Warmi Huasi: Working on Behalf of Peru’s Children

Warmi Huasi: Working on Behalf of Peru’s Children

Warmi Huasi is quechua for “Women’s House” and is the name chosen for a small Civil Association founded in 2003 by Columbans Missionaries Fathers Ed O’Connell, John Hegerty and Bernie Lane and three lay professionals. By 2018 Warmi Huasi had become well established,...
‘Journey of the Magi’ read by Fr Kevin McHugh

‘Journey of the Magi’ read by Fr Kevin McHugh

‘Journey of the Magi’ is a 43-line poem written in 1927 by T.S. Eliot. The poem opens with a bleak, wintry landscape that mirrors the physical and spiritual hardship of the journey. It is written from the point of view of one of the magi, or wise men, who...
“May 2026 be a year of peace and gratitude”

“May 2026 be a year of peace and gratitude”

January is the time of the year when we look ahead and make a resolution to exercise more or commit ourselves to some change. But we also have to look back and see how we did in the past. As a missionary, it can be very hard to see the fruits of our labour. I know...