Columban formation in the Covid-19 pandemic

Columban formation in the Covid-19 pandemic

The Coronavirus inspires us to be more creative, more patient and more flexible than ever, writes Fr Alvaro Martinez of the General Council, as he explains how the Society’s formation programmes have been affected by the challenges of the Covid-19 crisis.   Manila and...
Prepare the Future – Vocation for Justice

Prepare the Future – Vocation for Justice

A recent collaboration between the Columbans in Britain and Million Minutes saw young Catholics come together for a series of online formation sessions during lockdown. Special guests included Matthew Van Duyvenbode from The Trussell Trust, discussing foodbanks, and...
God seems to be quiet

God seems to be quiet

Columban Lay Missionary Angie Escarsa reflects on the Covid-19 crisis and believes that God is not silent but is speaking to us more than ever during this pandemic. For months, my family has been faithful in praying the rosary as requested by Pope Francis after the...
Fr Bobby Gilmore asks: ‘Who are the Excluded?’

Fr Bobby Gilmore asks: ‘Who are the Excluded?’

It always seems to me that those who are without power, who have to create their own in a makeshift way, know more about life than those who govern. (John Berger) Albert Artwell, Jamaican artist, lived in my area of Jamaica. He was deeply influenced by his Rastafarian...
Memorial plaque to commemorate Andrea in Peru

Memorial plaque to commemorate Andrea in Peru

A memorial plaque commemorating Andrea Xiomara Alvarez Rojas will be officially unveiled at the Manuel Duato Special Needs School in Peru on the Feast of the Lord of the Miracles. The plaque recognises Andrea’s role in raising donations which helped finance recent...