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...
Look for any twelve individuals!

Look for any twelve individuals!

Holy Thursday for me has always meant the washing of the feet. I missed it last year when in accordance with the Covid directives it was set aside. Its absence provoked a moment of reflection on the Gospel message and an opportunity to remember previous Holy...