What to do with the Eucharist in a Time of Lockdown

What to do with the Eucharist in a Time of Lockdown

This time last year, Columban missionary Fr Pat Colgan wrote an article entitled, ‘How to be People of the Eucharist, when there is no Eucharist?’ It was during Fiji’s first lockdown when Mass was not celebrated with a public congregation for three months...
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”....
Look for any twelve individuals!

Look for any twelve individuals!

Holy Thursday for me has always meant the washing of the feet. I missed it last year when in accordance with the Covid directives it was set aside. Its absence provoked a moment of reflection on the Gospel message and an opportunity to remember previous Holy...
The Upper Room: A Holy Week and Easter Reflection

The Upper Room: A Holy Week and Easter Reflection

Each year, the celebration of Holy Week and Easter has a unique significance. Each year, the commemoration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus intertwines with our life experience in a different way, drawing us more deeply into this great mystery of our...
A Healthy Distance by Fr Brian Vale

A Healthy Distance by Fr Brian Vale

The Japanese Catholic community in Hong Kong celebrated the Fifth Sunday of Lent with a Eucharist by teleconference. Church gatherings had been cancelled for over two months in Hong Kong because of the coronavirus pandemic forcing a restriction on all large...