A Parish Confirmed in Faith on its Feast Day

A Parish Confirmed in Faith on its Feast Day

Fr Pat Colgan, parish priest of Christ the King in Ba, writes about the 20th anniversary celebration of the opening of this church in Fiji, which was marked by a Confirmation ceremony presided over by Archbishop Peter Loy Chong. French Catholic missionaries first...
Celebrating Mass for an Olympic hero

Celebrating Mass for an Olympic hero

It’s not every day a member of your parish brings home a gold Olympic medal, writes Columban missionary Fr Pat Colgan from Fiji.  I was very happy to meet Olympian Waisea Nacuqu from Votua after his two weeks’ quarantine, plus some ‘down time’,...
Team Xavier – From Mind to Heart

Team Xavier – From Mind to Heart

Fiji is grappling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. Fr Pat Colgan writes about the efforts of Xavier College in Ba in delivering groceries to the neediest students’ families. According to Fr Pat, “Most of the staff, and donors to this...
What to do with the Eucharist in a Time of Lockdown

What to do with the Eucharist in a Time of Lockdown

This time last year, Columban missionary Fr Pat Colgan wrote an article entitled, ‘How to be People of the Eucharist, when there is no Eucharist?’ It was during Fiji’s first lockdown when Mass was not celebrated with a public congregation for three months...
New milestone for Xavier College in Suva

New milestone for Xavier College in Suva

Xavier College was established in 1953 as a boys’ school by the Catholic Archdiocese of Suva, writes Fr Pat Colgan, SSC, to provide Christian education, particularly to Indian youth in the western part of Fiji. It was entrusted to the Columban Fathers at the...