Engaging in Interreligious Dialogue

Engaging in Interreligious Dialogue

Columban Lay Missionary Nathalie Marytsch explains how her faith has changed and what she has learned through interreligious dialogue in Britain. Engaging in interreligious dialogue (IRD) is both a joy and challenge in my experience as a lay missionary in Britain. As...
Justice and Peace Network “is needed more than ever before”

Justice and Peace Network “is needed more than ever before”

The Justice and Peace Network “is needed more than ever before” a former British Minister of State at the Foreign Office and Labour MP told participants attending the annual National Justice & Peace Network conference in Derbyshire. Sarah Mac Donald, Editor of the...
Interfaith Week: Interreligious Dialogue in Fiji

Interfaith Week: Interreligious Dialogue in Fiji

Fr Frank Hoare explains why Fiji needs interreligious dialogue and how Columban efforts are a small contribution towards working for peace in the world. On 14 May 1987, people in Fiji were shocked when the army overthrew the elected government in a coup d’etat. The...
Forming the Next Generation of Interfaith Activists

Forming the Next Generation of Interfaith Activists

I have participated in interreligious dialogue, especially Christian-Muslim relations, for many years, in Pakistan and in Australia writes Columban missionary, Fr Patrick McInerney. I have visited gurdwaras, mosques, synagogues and temples. I have attended,...
Fr Pat Visanti on life as a Columban missionary in Pakistan

Fr Pat Visanti on life as a Columban missionary in Pakistan

Columban missionary Fr Pat Visanti is from Rotuma, a Polynesian island in Fiji. On a recent visit home he shared with our Columban seminarians some of his experiences of being on mission in Pakistan. Fr Frank Hoare recalls a few stories he told. Mistaken Identity When...