Giving Life a New Home

Giving Life a New Home

New life in the form of new people bring new ideals of energy, creativity and inspiration writes Columban missionary Fr Bobby Gilmore, as he expresses concern over hostility towards destitute people on the move.  It was summertime and the rivulet had changed its...
Letter from Wuhan: Learning from Teilhard de Chardin

Letter from Wuhan: Learning from Teilhard de Chardin

A weekend notification from the office responsible for the control of the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan has indicated that new measures are being introduced to counteract the threat of the Delta variant. People from outside the province are being told to avoid travel...
Our newest Columban priest

Our newest Columban priest

Amid all the challenges and sadness of the Covid pandemic – loss of employment, restriction of movement, lockdowns and many deaths, there have been moments of uplift. For the Missionary Society of St Columban, one of these was the ordination of our newest...
Wuhan: Catching up with people after lockdown ends

Wuhan: Catching up with people after lockdown ends

A phone call this morning from Han Weiwei led to further discussions about our planned meeting later in the week at his side of Wuhan. One year ago, his daily phone calls became a familiar part of the 11 weeks of lockdown. The return to normal life in the city has...