Lenten Conversion Journey

Lenten Conversion Journey

Fr Tim Mulroy recalls a difficult conversation with a Columban in the USA which provided some insightful Lenten lessons. During the months leading up to his eighty-seventh birthday, on several occasions, Fr Paul White had gone from the hospital to a rehabilitation...
Lenten Reflection by Fr Sean Dwan: Fast and Breakfast

Lenten Reflection by Fr Sean Dwan: Fast and Breakfast

Several years ago, on my first visit to Pakistan I made a big social blunder. A Muslim acquaintance arranged to meet me after breakfast, “at about 8 o’clock”. I naturally assumed that he meant eight in the morning, but he was talking about breaking-the-fast which...
Scott Wright on the need to respond to creation’s cry

Scott Wright on the need to respond to creation’s cry

The Director of the Columban Centre for Advocacy and Outreach in Washington DC writes on theme ‘Signs of the Time: Responding to the cry of creation with hearts full of mercy’. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and preparation for Easter by calling us to a...