Thank you from the Columban Sisters

Thank you from the Columban Sisters

As the Columban Sisters open their centenary year, Congregational leader Sr Anne Carbon thanks all supporters and benefactors who have accompanied them over the past 100 years.
Columban Witness in Pakistan

Columban Witness in Pakistan

I am writing this crouched under a lazy ceiling fan, dripping with sweat and staring out at the squalid, chaotic, dust-blown bedlam that is Karachi, the biggest city in Pakistan. You might ask, “Who in their right mind would choose to live and work in such an area?”...
Wishing You Many Blessings for the New Year!

Wishing You Many Blessings for the New Year!

As I look back at the year just ended I do so with mixed feelings. The violence of recent months and the loss of life in the Israel-Gaza conflict and the ongoing war in Ukraine fill me with sadness. I can only pray that the guns of war will fall silent, and the voices...
The Birth of Jesus

The Birth of Jesus

As we prepare for Christmas, Fr Malachy Hanratty invites readers to ponder the birth of our Saviour by reading Luke’s Gospel. Joseph and Mary set out in trust Let us increase our thanks and pray for courage as we think about Joseph and Mary setting out in trust into...