Our newest Columban priest

Our newest Columban priest

Amid all the challenges and sadness of the Covid pandemic – loss of employment, restriction of movement, lockdowns and many deaths, there have been moments of uplift. For the Missionary Society of St Columban, one of these was the ordination of our newest...
A Dead Man Can’t Witness a Marriage

A Dead Man Can’t Witness a Marriage

Fr Frank Hoare writes about an Indo-Fijian marriage ceremony he celebrated near the town of Savusavu in Vanua Levu, the second main island of Fiji. The marriage ceremony was almost finished. It was time for the civil wedding. The groom’s younger brother had informed...
New milestone for Xavier College in Suva

New milestone for Xavier College in Suva

Xavier College was established in 1953 as a boys’ school by the Catholic Archdiocese of Suva, writes Fr Pat Colgan, SSC, to provide Christian education, particularly to Indian youth in the western part of Fiji. It was entrusted to the Columban Fathers at the...
A dentist is called to priesthood with the Columbans

A dentist is called to priesthood with the Columbans

Sharing my vocation story stirs up mixed feelings within me. On the one hand I think of a vocation as something personal and sacred, but I remember that such stories shared by priests, the religious, and lay people have helped me throughout my faith journey. The...
Forming Columban Seminarians in Fiji

Forming Columban Seminarians in Fiji

Columban missionary Fr Frank Hoare writes about Columban Formation and being a ‘Father’. “I discovered a deeper meaning in the Our Father when I became a father myself,” said the Anglican vicar to me. I had just invited him to attend my first Mass after ordination. I...