Lenten Conversion Journey

Lenten Conversion Journey

Fr Tim Mulroy recalls a difficult conversation with a Columban in the USA which provided some insightful Lenten lessons. During the months leading up to his eighty-seventh birthday, on several occasions, Fr Paul White had gone from the hospital to a rehabilitation...
Utter devastation in New Zealand reports Fr Pat O’Shea

Utter devastation in New Zealand reports Fr Pat O’Shea

A massive clean up operation is underway in many parts of the North Island of New Zealand reports Columban missionary Fr Pat O’Shea, who lives and works in Lower Hutt. Cyclone Gabrielle caused the third national state of emergency to be declared in New Zealand....
Fr Leo Schumacher on the history of St Joseph’s in Tsukiji

Fr Leo Schumacher on the history of St Joseph’s in Tsukiji

Columban missionary Fr Leo Schumacher is parish priest of St Joseph’s in Tsukiji, the oldest parish in the Archdiocese of Tokyo. He talks about the interesting history of the parish. The Church in Tsukiji was founded by the Paris Foreign Missions Society. On 22nd of...
World Religion Day in Hong Kong

World Religion Day in Hong Kong

After presiding at the Japanese Catholic Community’s Sunday Eucharist on 5th February 2023, Columban Fr Brian Vale attended a celebration of World Religion Day hosted by believers of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Network on Religion...
Fr Bernard’s Valentine

Fr Bernard’s Valentine

St Valentine’s Day will see millions of love letters dispatched around the world. Fr Tim Mulroy recounts the heart-warming tale of one priest’s love letters. “I won’t be buying green bananas again!” was Fr Bernard’s greeting as I approached his hospital bed. He had...