“Christ is the Life of the Rejected”

“Christ is the Life of the Rejected”

Twelve months ago, the Far East magazine had a striking picture of a young man, stripped down and tied to a cross in Fiji, while soldiers in mock cardboard uniforms alternately derided and worshipped him. It came from a Good Friday liturgy I had led. I commented then:...
Reflection for Spring

Reflection for Spring

Nothing is so beautiful as Spring – When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush… From ‘Spring’ by Gerard Manley Hopkins Even the weeds in spring delight the heart of the poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins. After the dark days and cold winds of winter spring touches...
Good Friday in the Hills of Ba

Good Friday in the Hills of Ba

It has always struck me that the Fijian translation of Good Friday is simply and literally, ‘Day of Death’. No massaging, no theological euphemisms, just saying is “as it is”, writes Fr Pat Colgan.  Preparations for this day are taken very seriously, and the...
Stations of the Cross in Seoul

Stations of the Cross in Seoul

On Good Friday, the Columban formation community in Seoul participated in a liturgy organised by the Korean Branch of the Global Catholic Climate Movement (GCCM), writes Fr Donal O’Keeffe. Formally inaugurated in January 2020, GCCM Korea is now a national...