“You Must Have Faith Padre”

“You Must Have Faith Padre”

Fr Noel Kerins has been a Columban priest for over 60 years. He spoke to Fr Alo Connaughton about the changes he has seen during his time as a missionary in Peru. Q: You went to Peru in 1965 and have been there most of the years since. In brief, what are some of the...
May/June 2026 Issue of Far East Now Available!

May/June 2026 Issue of Far East Now Available!

In the May/June 2026 issue of the Far East magazine, Columban Missionary Fr Tim Mulroy writes about a workshop at the Columban Mission Centre in Lima equipping migrant women with baking and cooking skills to help them find work. ‘Life on a Platter’ is both uplifting...
Warmi Huasi: Working on Behalf of Peru’s Children

Warmi Huasi: Working on Behalf of Peru’s Children

Warmi Huasi is quechua for “Women’s House” and is the name chosen for a small Civil Association founded in 2003 by Columbans Missionaries Fathers Ed O’Connell, John Hegerty and Bernie Lane and three lay professionals. By 2018 Warmi Huasi had become well established,...
Fr Thomas Patrick (TP) Reynolds

Fr Thomas Patrick (TP) Reynolds

Fr Thomas Patrick (TP) Reynolds was born on 14th March 1935 at Strokestown, Co Roscommon. His primary education was with the Mercy Sisters and later with the Marist Brothers in Strokestown. His secondary education was at Scoil Mhuire, Bawn Street, Strokestown, which...
Man With a Mission

Man With a Mission

Fr John Boles profiles Columban Missionary Fr Tony Coney whose work with disadvantaged children in a poor area of the Peruvian capital, Lima, has transformed many young lives. “For me, life began at 40,” laughs Fr Tony Coney, remembering how he arrived in Lima on the...