Fr Bobby Gilmore looks at the roots of the words ‘xenophobia’ and ‘genocide’ and asks if the word ‘veracide’ should be added to our lexicon to describe the death of truth. Pilate asked; “What is truth?” Frequently one hears the expression, usually after some...
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...
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...
'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 travelled...
Last Christmas Columban Missionary Fr John McEvoy was invited to celebrate Mass in the ruins of Killoughey’s old church and cemetery where 373 years previously 100 people were brutally killed as they attended Christmas Day Mass. It was a strange invitation. At the...
Fr Jason Antiquera is a Filipino Columban missionary artist working in Korea. Through his art ministry he shares Gospel joy and helps people to connect with God. Here he shares some insights into the Nativity as depicted in his painting of the first Christmas on...
As we contemplate the Christmas miracle, Fr John Boles invites us to learn about a Columban miracle – the Prayer Trust – which has published an astonishing seven million booklets and is marking its silver jubilee this year. The Prayer Trust is one of the most...
Fr Tim Mulroy recalls a conversation he had with an elderly missionary about his prayerful preparations for a quiet Christmas, each day remembering some of the people and places from his life’s journey. “How do you plan to celebrate Christmas?” I asked Fr Peter...
The December 2025 issue of the Far East is now available in print and digital editions with plenty content to help you prepare for Advent and Christmas. Fr Tim Mulroy recalls a conversation he had with an elderly missionary about his prayerful preparations for a...
Our latest collection features five beautiful Christmas Shared Mass Cards. Each card depicts a key moment in the Christmas story through the words of treasured hymns. The images display the guiding Star in the East announcing the Messiah, the journey of the Magi to...