St Joseph – Worker and Family Man: A Lenten Resource

St Joseph – Worker and Family Man: A Lenten Resource

Pope Francis designated the year from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021 as a year honouring St Joseph, earthly father of Jesus and husband of Mary. This Year of St Joseph is the 150th anniversary of St Joseph being named as patron of the Universal Church. St...
China: Advent as a time of waiting and hope

China: Advent as a time of waiting and hope

Reflection by a Catholic in Wuhan who prefers not to be named. As Zhu Liqing walked towards the altar in the Offertory procession for the first Sunday of Advent in Wuhan, I wondered about what might be happening deep in her heart with each unfolding step along the...
China Church Solidarity

China Church Solidarity

Columban missionary Fr Eamonn O’Brien appeals for financial support for a new monastery of Augustinian nuns which opened in China in recent years and which is also running a home for the elderly. I have been visiting China since 1979 and working there for twenty...
Meet a Columban – Fr Warren Kinne

Meet a Columban – Fr Warren Kinne

In this episode of ‘Meet a Columban’, Fr Jim Mulroney speaks to Fr Warren Kinne SSC, who has been a Columban missionary for more than 50 years. He spent 20 of those years in China.