Twenty-first Century Mission

Twenty-first Century Mission

A Christian world and a world yet to be evangelised. That situation no longer exists. The people who have not yet heard the gospel no longer live in non-western countries. They are everywhere especially in huge urban areas. In large cities new paradigms are needed. We...
Fr Martin Koroiciri talks about his work in Chile

Fr Martin Koroiciri talks about his work in Chile

Columban missionary Fr Martin Koroiciri is a native of Fiji. Since November 2022 he has been ministering at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Iquique, Chile. He is currently establishing a new parish – Our Lady of Mount Carmel – that will serve the...
Where are the Ideals?

Where are the Ideals?

The plight of hundreds of migrants floundering and drowning in the Mediterranean in the past week and efforts to rescue them paled in comparison to the efforts made by governments to rescue five tourists in a submersible in the vicinity of the Titanic, writes Fr Bobby...
Migrants and Asylum Seekers Arrive with Invisible Wounds

Migrants and Asylum Seekers Arrive with Invisible Wounds

Migrants and asylum seekers arriving in our community come with invisible wounds left by violence and persecution in their home countries, writes Cynthia Gonzalez of the Columban border ministries in the US. Their wounds get cut even deeper by the other traumatising...
Columban Migrant Ministry Chile – Part 2

Columban Migrant Ministry Chile – Part 2

Columban Migrant Ministry in Chile – Part 2 explains how Pope Francis has influenced the development of the migrant house and migrant work within the Catholic church. Columban missionary Fr Daniel Harding gives a tour of St Columban’s House of Hospitality...