Columbans Get Ready for COP26

Columbans Get Ready for COP26

An Overview by Amy Echeverria with contributions from Ellen Teague (UK) and Fr Peter O’Neill, SSC (Australia) The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October –12 November 2021. COP26 is a critical opportunity to...
The Perils of Climate Change

The Perils of Climate Change

Given the seriousness of the crisis, every parish needs to set up a climate change committee and work with other Christian Churches and other religions to address this critical issue of our time, writes Columban Fr Seán McDonagh. On 9th August 2021, the...
Laudato Si Week: 16-25 May 2021

Laudato Si Week: 16-25 May 2021

Pope Francis invites us to celebrate Laudato Si Week, writes Sr Caroline Vaitkunas, a Columban Peace, Ecology and Justice team member. In 2015, Pope Francis released his encyclical letter Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, which offers a profound vision...
St Joseph – Worker and Family Man: A Lenten Resource

St Joseph – Worker and Family Man: A Lenten Resource

Pope Francis designated the year from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021 as a year honouring St Joseph, earthly father of Jesus and husband of Mary. This Year of St Joseph is the 150th anniversary of St Joseph being named as patron of the Universal Church. St...