“Keep on Walking”

“Keep on Walking”

Columban Fr Dylan Tabaco tells Fr John Boles how he thought he knew all about walking, until he came to Peru and met someone who’d walked across half a continent. The Covid-19 pandemic may have brought hardship and tragedy to countless numbers throughout the world,...
Fr Chris Baker reflects on 70 years as a Columban priest

Fr Chris Baker reflects on 70 years as a Columban priest

Fr Jim Mulroney speaks to Fr Chris Baker about celebrating the 70th anniversary of his ordination and being one of three boys in his family who joined the Columbans in Australia. The body may be bent now. An occasional walking stick supports movement. The muscles that...
Building work at Manuel Duato special needs school

Building work at Manuel Duato special needs school

Columban missionary Fr John Boles has sent some images of the recent building work underway at the Manuel Duato special needs school in Lima. According to Fr Boles, the work is progressing thanks to recent donations received from Columban benefactors, particularly...
San Benito: Community Kitchens in Times of Covid-19

San Benito: Community Kitchens in Times of Covid-19

Columban missionary Fr Ed O’Connell writes from Peru about the desperate plight of the people of San Benito, a township on the outskirts of the capital Lima, who have been severely affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Mass unemployment connected to the Covid-19...
Collaborators in Columban Mission

Collaborators in Columban Mission

Columban Fr George Hogarty writes about the missionary journey of Jorge ‘Coco’ Juaregui and his wife, Rosa Ramirez, which began when the Columban Fathers assumed responsibility for a rapidly expanding housing estate being built on land that was once part of a large...