Praying Under an Ancient Ginkgo Tree’s Shadow

Praying Under an Ancient Ginkgo Tree’s Shadow

by | Jun 22, 2022 | Features

In Wuhan, central China, where I live, I frequently visit the Sisters of Our Lady of Hanyang, a diocesan congregation founded by Bishop Edward Galvin, co-founder of St Columbans Mission Society, writes Fr Dan Troy. Their convent is located right beside St...
World Day of Prayer for the Church in China

World Day of Prayer for the Church in China

by | May 24, 2022 | Features

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...
Fr Joseph Houston

Fr Joseph Houston

by | May 17, 2022 | Gone but not forgotten

Fr Joseph (‘Joe’) Houston was born on 14 December 1940 in Belfast. He was educated at St Gall’s Primary School and St Malachy’s College, Belfast. He did a degree in Arts at Queen’s University, Belfast and followed that with a MA in Celtic Studies. He taught Gaelic for...
China: Covid-19 impacts Sunday liturgies

China: Covid-19 impacts Sunday liturgies

by | May 11, 2022 | Features

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...
God’s Work

God’s Work

by | Feb 2, 2022 | Features

Sr Abbie O’Sullivan recalls how Lady Frances Moloney and twelve companions began their training one hundred years ago in February 1922 as members of the Missionary Sisters of St Columban. People’s activity is usually their response to the historical situations in...