Focus on the Turin Shroud in the Far East Magazine

Focus on the Turin Shroud in the Far East Magazine

In the March/April 2026 issue of the Far East Columban Missionary Fr Maurice Hogan considers new scientific evidence on the Shroud of Turin, believed by many to the burial cloth of Jesus. He highlights how the injuries sustained by the body wrapped in the cloth...
The Seven Million Miracle

The Seven Million Miracle

As we contemplate the Christmas miracle, Fr John Boles invites us to learn about a Columban miracle – the Prayer Trust – which has published an astonishing seven million booklets and is marking its silver jubilee this year. The Prayer Trust is one of the most enduring...
Plenty to Read This Christmas in the Far East!

Plenty to Read This Christmas in the Far East!

The December 2025 issue of the Far East is now available in print and digital editions with plenty content to help you prepare for Advent and Christmas. Fr Tim Mulroy recalls a conversation he had with an elderly missionary about his prayerful preparations for a quiet...
November Far East Focuses on St Columbanus

November Far East Focuses on St Columbanus

The November issue of the Far East magazine has a number of features relating to St Columbanus, as well as articles on pilgrimage, remembering our beloved dead, and a sociological study of the Irish missionary diaspora. From just €10 for a digital subscription and €20...
“Those Crazy Columban Colliers”

“Those Crazy Columban Colliers”

If Columban Mission is a “mad thing to do”, as our co-founder Bishop Edward Galvin once said, then there can be none more mad – nor more inspiring – than the three members of the Collier family who joined the Society, writes Fr John Boles. “When his family heard about...