Beggar my Neighbour

Beggar my Neighbour

The eco system of the mighty Mekong River is on the verge of irreversible collapse warns Columban missionary Fr Alo Connaughton.   The Mekong River, Mae Nam (mother water) Kong, as the Thais call it, starts from the melting snow of Tibet and flows for 2,800 miles...
Tropical Cyclone Cody Devastates Fiji

Tropical Cyclone Cody Devastates Fiji

Sr Caroline Vaitkunas RSM, Peace, Ecology and Justice Team member at the Columban Mission Centre in Essendon, Australia reports on the urgent need for assistance in Fiji in the wake of Category 1 Cyclone Cody, which hit the country on 10th January and caused...
Meet a Columban: Fr Paul Glynn

Meet a Columban: Fr Paul Glynn

Fr Jim Mulroney talks to Columban missionary Fr Paul Glynn from Ireland, who is the Regional Director in the Philippines, where he has worked since he was a seminarian. He discusses the current political situation in the Philippines and the vast gap between the rich...
Columbans Join Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Columbans Join Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

The Missionary Society of St Columban is joining the global celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The theme for 2022 is: “We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship Him.” The scriptural base for the theme comes from the Gospel account of the...
Columban JPIC Coordinator appointed to Vatican Taskforce

Columban JPIC Coordinator appointed to Vatican Taskforce

Society leader of the Missionary Society of St Columban, Fr Tim Mulroy, has announced the appointment of the Society’s Central Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Coordinator, Amy W. Echeverria, as a Co-Coordinator of the Vatican’s Ecology...