Would You Do It Again?

Would You Do It Again?

Fr Frank Hoare, a Columban missionary in Fiji, reflects on his decision to become a missionary priest when he was seventeen and has no regrets about his choice. I was standing by the bed of a Hindu ascetic dying of cancer in a monastery in North India. He shared with...
Fr Patrick Gerald McNicholas

Fr Patrick Gerald McNicholas

Gerald (“Gerry”) McNicholas was born on 6 April 1941 in Kiltimagh, Co Mayo. He was educated at Craggagh NS, and St Colman’s College, Claremorris, and came to St Columban’s, Dalgan Park in 1959. He studied at UCD from 1960 to 1962, completed his studies in theology at...
Historic Columban ‘Come and See’ programmes

Historic Columban ‘Come and See’ programmes

On Saturday 23 July 2022 Columban seminarians and their formator held two ‘Come and See’ programmes in Fiji, writes Fr Frank Hoare. The day-long face-to-face programme was conducted at the Columban Formation House and was attended by 16 young men. Two of these came...
Fr Pat Visanti on life as a Columban missionary in Pakistan

Fr Pat Visanti on life as a Columban missionary in Pakistan

Columban missionary Fr Pat Visanti is from Rotuma, a Polynesian island in Fiji. On a recent visit home he shared with our Columban seminarians some of his experiences of being on mission in Pakistan. Fr Frank Hoare recalls a few stories he told. Mistaken Identity When...
A Conversation about Climate Justice for Fiji

A Conversation about Climate Justice for Fiji

Sr Caroline Vaitkunas of the Columban Peace, Ecology and Justice team in Australia talks to Tevita Naikasowalu of the Columban Peace, Ecology and Justice team in Fiji about the impacts of climate change on communities in Suva and elsewhere around Fiji, particularly...