Walking to Save the Planet

Walking to Save the Planet

Ahead of COP26 Columban Fr John Boles joins a group of young Christian activists walking for climate justice. The ripening corn sparkled in the sunlight as we set off. Birds chattered in the bushes around the fields. Two copses of trees perfectly framed the tower of a...
Acts of the Apostles:  Vision for a Synodal Church

Acts of the Apostles: Vision for a Synodal Church

Where is the Spirit leading the Church? That is the underlying question in the Acts of the Apostles according to Fr Tom O’Reilly, who suggests it is also the basic question of the synodal process today. The Vatican does not postpone major events without very good...
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...