“Christ is the Life of the Rejected”

“Christ is the Life of the Rejected”

Twelve months ago, the Far East magazine had a striking picture of a young man, stripped down and tied to a cross in Fiji, while soldiers in mock cardboard uniforms alternately derided and worshipped him. It came from a Good Friday liturgy I had led. I commented then:...
“No Cross, No Crown”

“No Cross, No Crown”

As Easter approaches, Fr John McEvoy recalls his years spent in the Gold Mines Parish of Vatukoula which he has “always considered as the happiest years of my missionary life in Fiji”.   Back in 1981, as Easter approached, dark clouds of industrial strife also loomed...
Reflections of a Retiring Formator

Reflections of a Retiring Formator

As he comes to the end of his term overseeing the formation of Columban seminarians, Fr Frank Hoare explains how being in this community with students from Fiji and Kiribati helped his spirituality. It’s the closest I will ever get to feeling like a father! As I...
Fr Martin Koroiciri talks about his work in Chile

Fr Martin Koroiciri talks about his work in Chile

Columban missionary Fr Martin Koroiciri is a native of Fiji. Since November 2022 he has been ministering at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Iquique, Chile. He is currently establishing a new parish – Our Lady of Mount Carmel – that will serve the...
Joy as Two New Columban Deacons Ordained

Joy as Two New Columban Deacons Ordained

Rev Iowane Naio from Fiji Islands and Rev Francis Xavier La Aung Nbwi from Myanmar were ordained to the diaconate last Saturday in the Columban International Theologate House in Cubao, Quezon City in the Philippines. Francis Xavier is the first Kachin permanent member...