Reflections of a Retiring Formator

Reflections of a Retiring Formator

As he comes to the end of his term overseeing the formation of Columban seminarians, Fr Frank Hoare explains how being in this community with students from Fiji and Kiribati helped his spirituality. It’s the closest I will ever get to feeling like a father! As I...
Cross Cultural Mission from the Windy City to Fiji

Cross Cultural Mission from the Windy City to Fiji

Society Leader, Fr Tim Mulroy, reflects on his recent visit to Holy Family Parish in Fiji. Even though it was my first time to visit to Fiji, my short stay in Holy Family Parish in Labasa felt like a homecoming! Situated among the sugarcane plantations, I arrived at...
Interfaith Week: Interreligious Dialogue in Fiji

Interfaith Week: Interreligious Dialogue in Fiji

Fr Frank Hoare explains why Fiji needs interreligious dialogue and how Columban efforts are a small contribution towards working for peace in the world. On 14 May 1987, people in Fiji were shocked when the army overthrew the elected government in a coup d’etat. The...
A Conversation about Climate Justice for Fiji

A Conversation about Climate Justice for Fiji

Sr Caroline Vaitkunas of the Columban Peace, Ecology and Justice team in Australia talks to Tevita Naikasowalu of the Columban Peace, Ecology and Justice team in Fiji about the impacts of climate change on communities in Suva and elsewhere around Fiji, particularly...
Fr John McEvoy Celebrates Fifty in Fiji

Fr John McEvoy Celebrates Fifty in Fiji

“Do this in memory of me.” Following Christ’s command, on Easter Sunday, 2 April 1972, Bishop John McCormack of Meath ordained John McEvoy and his nine classmates into the priesthood as Columban missionary priests in Dalgan Park, recalls Fr Donal McIlraith. Later that...