“He is not Here”

“He is not Here”

Easter reflection by Fr John McEvoy on Scripture passages Acts 10:34, 37-43; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9 Some years ago, I visited the Holy Land, and one stand out moment was the Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Pilgrims from all over the world visit an empty tomb,...
“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...
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...
Fr John McEvoy Celebrates Fifty in Fiji

Fr John McEvoy Celebrates Fifty in Fiji

“Do this in memory of me.” Following Christ’s command, on Easter Sunday, 2 April 1972, Bishop John McCormack of Meath ordained John McEvoy and his nine classmates into the priesthood as Columban missionary priests in Dalgan Park, recalls Fr Donal McIlraith. Later that...