Fr Tim Mulroy writes about the bright red flowers of Royal Poinciana, more commonly known as the Flame Tree, and sees a resemblance between its astonishing flowers and the tongues of fire through which the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles. The morning after...
Three significant events keep niggling in my head as I reflect on life over the last few months: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the presidential election in the Philippines, and the Synodal process in the Church, writes Columban lay missionary, Angie Escarsa....
Fr Eamonn O'Brien from China Church Solidarity writes: Pope Benedict XVI designated 24 May, as a Day of Prayer for the Church in China. Please remember also Cardinal Zen, the emeritus bishop of Hong Kong, and his four colleagues who were recently arrested under...
Communicating in difficult new languages can result in some bloopers cautions 90-year-old Columban missionary, Fr Barry Cairns. Did St Francis Xavier have the gift of tongues? I think not! Yes, he could speak his native Basque, Spanish, Portuguese and French. He...
John Din, Columban Regional Coordinator for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation in the Philippines, reflects on the outcome of the election and the campaign of misinformation waged against Leni Robredo. After decades of elaborate work to rebrand the Marcos...
Arriving at Wuhan's Holy Family Church shortly after 6 o'clock on Sunday morning, I felt quite unsure about what to expect. A message that had been circulated a couple of days earlier was quite clear in announcing that there would be no Mass on Sunday due to local...
Earth Day should be every day, writes Fr Shay Cullen, as we recognise and celebrate the miracle of life itself on this unique planet, with millions of diverse amazing creatures making up wondrous biodiversity that exists nowhere else in the known universe. How...
During October 2021, several Venezuelan women living in Casa Betania, a House of Hospitality for female migrants in the Columban parish of San Columbano, in Santiago, Chile, offered to tell their stories to Columban missionary Fr Dan Harding. Their identities have...
This article by Megan Nolan of St Michael’s Holy Faith Secondary School Finglas, Dublin came third in the Columban Schools Media Competition (2022) in Ireland. The theme was, ‘Anyone Can Make a Difference: 21st Century Changemakers’. It is illustrated by Amy...
This article by Erin Boylan of St Catherine’s College in Armagh came second in the Columban Schools Media Competition (2022) in Ireland. The theme was ‘Anyone Can Make a Difference: 21st Century Changemakers’. It is illustrated by Veronica Littlewood, also of St...