Lay Missionary Chang Eun-Yeal Columba retires after 30 years

Lay Missionary Chang Eun-Yeal Columba retires after 30 years

In 1990, Chang Eun-Yeal Columba was a member of the first lay mission team of the Missionary Society of St Columban’s Korean region appointed to the Philippines. She worked there for 18 years. She also served as a member of the lay missionary’s central leadership team...
Happy Easter – Voices of Resurrection from Dalgan

Happy Easter – Voices of Resurrection from Dalgan

From a banner of the resurrection made by the Parkari Koli people in Pakistan to the traditional blessing of eggs in Poland to a cross from San Salvador – 21 Columban missionaries, as well as two carers and a nurse in Dalgan, share their thoughts on Easter and what it...
Columbans stand in solidarity with the people of Myanmar

Columbans stand in solidarity with the people of Myanmar

The world is still in shock at what happened in Myanmar on 1 February 2021 when the military declared a state of emergency and took over the newly-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi just as the members of parliament were about to hold their first meeting, writes...
Seminary Life During Lockdown

Seminary Life During Lockdown

Lockdown changed life in the Philippines for Columban seminarian Jerry Lohera and spurred him to get planting fruit and vegetables to ease the stress. From September 2019 up to the first week of March 2020, I and four other Columban seminarians (one from Fiji, two...
New Year’s Message from Fr Ray Husband

New Year’s Message from Fr Ray Husband

On 24 November 1992, Queen Elizabeth II gave a speech at the Guildhall London to mark the 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne. In her speech the Queen referred to recent events as part of an ‘annus horribilis’. She went on to say that “1992 is not a...