Three Important Hallmarks

Three Important Hallmarks

Although all Columbans may not agree with me, I think our life as Columbans has three important hallmarks. Community The first of these is our community life; despite living quite separately, we are a brotherhood. Many of us have lived alone in isolated places for...
Columbans Wish You a Happy and Peaceful Christmas

Columbans Wish You a Happy and Peaceful Christmas

Wishing all our supporters, friends, families and benefactors a happy, peaceful and healthy Christmas. With gratitude for your prayers and support for the life-giving work of Columban missionaries around the world. This is Fr John Burger’s Editorial in the...
Columbans in the US call for renewed moral vision

Columbans in the US call for renewed moral vision

Fr John Burger, Regional Director of the Columbans in the US, calls for a renewed moral vision in response to the assault on the Capitol in Washington earlier this month. “For the last 103 years, the Missionary Society of St Columban has been engaged in the works of...
The Shimmering Promise of Bethlehem

The Shimmering Promise of Bethlehem

Advent is a time for anticipation, but it is also a time to remember some important basic truths writes Fr John Burger. In 2013, after twelve years in administrative assignments with the Columbans, I was given the chance to take a sabbatical. I seized the opportunity...
Columbans Call for End to Racism after Murder of George Floyd

Columbans Call for End to Racism after Murder of George Floyd

On 25 May 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American father of two daughters, was stopped by police officers in Minneapolis and cruelly pinned to the ground. A police officer’s knee continued to pressure his neck for a period of eight minutes, even as he cried...