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...
Lent calls us to ‘Wake up!’

Lent calls us to ‘Wake up!’

Lent comes as the days grow longer, the darkness lifts and lifts and our hearts echo the songs of the energetic birds. Life is spilling over, nudging seeds and bulbs to break through the dark earth and open to the sun in all their hidden beauty. In this time of hope...