Cross Cultural Mission from the Windy City to Fiji

Cross Cultural Mission from the Windy City to Fiji

Society Leader, Fr Tim Mulroy, reflects on his recent visit to Holy Family Parish in Fiji. Even though it was my first time to visit to Fiji, my short stay in Holy Family Parish in Labasa felt like a homecoming! Situated among the sugarcane plantations, I arrived at...
Fr Frank Hoare celebrates Jubilee Mass in Portlaoise

Fr Frank Hoare celebrates Jubilee Mass in Portlaoise

Family and friends joined Columban missionary Fr Frank Hoare in his native Portlaoise when he celebrated Mass to mark the golden jubilee of his ordination. I celebrated a thanksgiving Mass in my native Portlaoise for a lifetime of missionary work in multi-cultural...
Fr Pat Colgan Presents Awards to 2023 Competition Winners

Fr Pat Colgan Presents Awards to 2023 Competition Winners

Columban missionary Fr Pat Colgan has been visiting and presenting some of the awards to winners in the 2023 Columban Schools Media competition. Young people aged 13-18 years were asked to produce an article or image that demonstrated an awareness and understanding of...
We are an “Easter people”

We are an “Easter people”

A reflection by Fr John McEvoy in Fiji to wish all our supporters, families and friends a Happy Easter!  “He is not here.” Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9 I can spend hours wandering through graveyards, reading dates and names on headstones. I...
Ba: It Was Hard To Say Goodbye After 70 Years

Ba: It Was Hard To Say Goodbye After 70 Years

Fr John McEvoy reports on the three farewell ceremonies held in Ba parish for the Columban missionaries as they leave Christ the King after 70 years of service. At the end of 1952 and the beginning of 1953 – 70 years ago – the Columbans took over the...