Fr Joseph Houston

Fr Joseph Houston

Fr Joseph (‘Joe’) Houston was born on 14 December 1940 in Belfast. He was educated at St Gall’s Primary School and St Malachy’s College, Belfast. He did a degree in Arts at Queen’s University, Belfast and followed that with a MA in Celtic Studies. He taught Gaelic for...
Columbans in Chile Grapple with Refugee Crisis

Columbans in Chile Grapple with Refugee Crisis

During October 2021, several Venezuelan women living in Casa Betania, a House of Hospitality for female migrants in the Columban parish of San Columbano, in Santiago, Chile, offered to tell their stories to Columban missionary Fr Dan Harding. Their identities have...
Columban Ministry to Haitians in Chile

Columban Ministry to Haitians in Chile

Bon jou mesye – Good day, Sir. Bonswa madam – Good evening, Madam. Koman ou ye – How are you doing? Mèsi – Thank you. Tanpri mon amour – Please my love. Mwen pral vizite prèt pawas la nan legliz la – I am going to visit the parish...
“We are living through a very complex situation in Chile”

“We are living through a very complex situation in Chile”

Columban missionary Fr Michael Hoban provides this update on the situation in Chile. We are living through a very complex situation in Chile and it is not easy to know what is really happening. All the members of the Region are safe. There are all kinds of reports,...