Far East Magazine Focuses on Season of Creation

Far East Magazine Focuses on Season of Creation

The September/October issue of the Far East has a special focus on the Season of Creation (1st September – 4th October). In this issue Fr Alvaro Martinez writes about water scarcity caused by large monoculture plantations in southern Chile and how he has helped native...
Fr Oliver Promotes Regenerative Agriculture

Fr Oliver Promotes Regenerative Agriculture

Columban Missionary Fr Oliver McCrossan is a long-time advocate of natural organic regenerative farming practices. With financial support from his friends in Ireland, he has been able to increase support for training in this way of farming in the Philippines. Training...
Columban Schools Prize Presented to Marie

Columban Schools Prize Presented to Marie

Marie Gillespie of St Columba’s College, Stranorlar in Co Donegal was awarded third place in this year’s Columban Schools Media Competition in the images section. Her entry, which was titled, ‘Building Hope Peace by Piece’, is a very timely message for our...
Rekindling ‘Care for the Earth’

Rekindling ‘Care for the Earth’

Columban Missionary Fr Oliver McCrossan reports on a workshop training farmers in regenerative agriculture and soil regeneration in the Philippines which he and his collaborators arranged in Misamis Oriental. Over two days in February a training workshop on...
Old Growth Sprouting Progress

Old Growth Sprouting Progress

Columban missionary Fr Oliver McCrossan visited the parish community of Pitogo in Zamboanga del Sur in the Philippines to see how they are replanting their mangrove forest as part of their commitment to care for the earth. Since the 1970s, the Columban Fathers,...