Columban Prayers for the Coronavirus Pandemic

Columban Prayers for the Coronavirus Pandemic

These prayers were written for the COVID-19 pandemic by Columban priests in the United States and Ireland. With thanks to https://columban.org/ Prayer to St Columban in the face of the Coronavirus St Columban of Mt Leinster, Bangor, Luxeuil, Bregenz and Bobbio, your...
Lenten Reflection by Fr Sean Dwan: Fast and Breakfast

Lenten Reflection by Fr Sean Dwan: Fast and Breakfast

Several years ago, on my first visit to Pakistan I made a big social blunder. A Muslim acquaintance arranged to meet me after breakfast, “at about 8 o’clock”. I naturally assumed that he meant eight in the morning, but he was talking about breaking-the-fast which...
Society JPIC Update

Society JPIC Update

By Amy Echeverria As we journey through Lent, may we continue to hold in a special way our Muslim sisters and brothers in New Zealand and around the world. May this be an intentional time to build friendship and understanding that leads to mutual healing, unity, and...
Scott Wright on the need to respond to creation’s cry

Scott Wright on the need to respond to creation’s cry

The Director of the Columban Centre for Advocacy and Outreach in Washington DC writes on theme ‘Signs of the Time: Responding to the cry of creation with hearts full of mercy’. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and preparation for Easter by calling us to a...
Lenten Resource – Laudato Si’ Stations of the Cross

Lenten Resource – Laudato Si’ Stations of the Cross

Columban missionary Fr Charles Rue has written this year’s Lenten resource. He brings together his ecological expertise and knowledge of prayer and liturgy to give us a Stations of the Cross that is up-to-date and deeply prayerful. He has listened to the cry of...