Keep Going!

Keep Going!

Columban lay missionary Marea Lyn Almirañez explains why one of her favourite Mandarin phrases is 加油 (jiā yóu). The first character ‘加’ (jiā) means “add” and the second character ‘油’ (yóu) means “oil”. 加油 means “to add oil” or “refuel”....
China: The story of a faith journey

China: The story of a faith journey

Six years ago, on a summer Sunday morning, as I stood outside the door of Holy Family Church in Wuhan, I was greeted by a young Chinese woman. A conversation began. Lucy Lu had returned to be with her family in Wuhan, having arrived from the US where she was studying....
Give us our daily bread

Give us our daily bread

Columban missionary Fr Martin Koroiciri writes about a parish initiative where he ministers in Chile helping the vulnerable in the Covid-19 pandemic. When the Coronavirus pandemic started people thought it was just a passing experience and within a few days things...
Ministering in the Covid-19 pandemic in the Philippines

Ministering in the Covid-19 pandemic in the Philippines

Columban missionary Fr Kwang-Kyu Peter Dae-chul writes about the challenges and inspiration of ministering during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Philippines. In the Philippines, the number of the Coronavirus patients has dramatically increased since the beginning of...
Theology of the Universe as God

Theology of the Universe as God

In these strange days, I have been reading and reflecting about the theology of the Universe as God’s body (metaphor) writes Columban Fr Brian Vale. God de­lights in God’s creation all around us, but at the moment large ar­eas of God’s body have the coronavirus and...