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 centres and convents in China.
Columban missionary Sr Julietta Choi writes about her ministry planting seeds of self-love in their hearts of young vulnerable girls in Pakistan.
Fr Pat Colgan is a member of the Dublin City Interfaith Forum. He writes about a gathering in Dublin which brought together representatives of the major faiths in Ireland and Britain.
Fr John Boles finds out what an iconic British red telephone box is doing beside the Catholic church in Ramsey.
On the centenary of the death of Venerable Matt Talbot, Fr Seán Coyle recalls this popular patron of those struggling with alcoholism who may become the first person connected with the Columbans to be canonised.
Fr Kurt Zion Pala and Fr Neil Magill write about the challenges young people in Myanmar face in the wake of the earthquake and the harsh ruling regime.
In her new ministry at the Hope Workers Centre, which was founded by the Columbans in Taiwan nearly 40 years ago, Columban Lay Missionary Reins Mosqueda has discovered that hospitality goes beyond kindness. It is about creating a space where everyone feels truly welcome.
Read more by subscribing to the Far East for just €10 for the digital edition and €20 for the print edition. Subscribing to the Far East is a way to support Columban Missionaries. See: https://columbans.ie/far-east-magazine/