Having the Christian faith means believing and living the great values of justice, truth, love and equality, as well as opposing sin, as preached and practiced by Jesus of Nazareth, writes Columban missionary Fr Shay Cullen. He invites us to accept him as our...
The May/June 2025 issue of the Far East is now available both in print and digital editions. There is a range of stories from our mission projects including a piece by Fr Dan Troy about Columban efforts to establish ecology spaces at retreat houses, pastoral...
As we enter Holy Week the thoughts and prayers of Christians will centre around the events which lead up to the Passion and Death of Jesus. These are described in the Four Gospels by the Evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Most Catholics have never had the...
Last Easter Fr Colin McLean staged a contemporary Way of the Cross. He recalls how it brought the reality of Jesus’ suffering and death to a deeper level for parishioners. In 1972, at the Cultural Centre of the Philippines in Manila, I saw my first version of the...
Lent concludes with Holy Thursday’s ceremonies. Columban missionary Sr Kathleen Coyle reflects on Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet and final meal with them (Jn13:3-17). The scene was the cenacle. There were two main events; the destruction of the old model...
An air of anxiety is with us. ‘Disaster’ is a word that occurs frequently in the media here in Japan. Politicians use the word when canvassing for votes. The predicted disasters include stronger and more frequent typhoons, causing surging floods and house-crashing...
Columban Missionary Fr Oliver McCrossan reports on a workshop training farmers in regenerative agriculture and soil regeneration in the Philippines which he and his collaborators arranged in Misamis Oriental. Over two days in February a training workshop on...
Last year Cathal King travelled to Pakistan to visit his uncle, Columban Missionary Fr Tomás King. He recounts how his travels deepened his understanding of Pakistan's complexities. The purpose of my visit to Pakistan in 2024 was to volunteer alongside my uncle,...
Fr Tim Mulroy recalls a legend concerning St Kevin’s devotion not only to God but also to the natural world which has a special resonance for Lent. The season of Lent invites us to alternate between meditating on Jesus as he embraces his cross and going with...
Last year we introduced the St Columban prayer card with the theme of peace. That prayer card has now gone to many parts of the world, a world greatly in need of peace. As a result of the huge response to the St Columban prayer card, we are now introducing the...