Synodality and Formation for Mission

Synodality and Formation for Mission

Columban missionary Fr Frank Hoare spoke to the Federation of Conferences of Catholic Bishops of Oceania (FCBCO) earlier this week. Synodality and formation for mission were two of the three major themes of the bishops’ assembly along with the effects of a...
Reflection: September/October 2022 Far East magazine

Reflection: September/October 2022 Far East magazine

Three significant events keep niggling at me as I reflect on life in recent months: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the presidential election in the Philippines, and the synodal process in the Church. There might be no obvious connection between these three but there...
Reflecting on Ukraine, the Philippines and Synodality

Reflecting on Ukraine, the Philippines and Synodality

Three significant events keep niggling in my head as I reflect on life over the last few months: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the presidential election in the Philippines, and the Synodal process in the Church, writes Columban lay missionary, Angie Escarsa. There...
Synodality : A Missionary Reflection

Synodality : A Missionary Reflection

Submission from Columban Missionaries in Ireland Conscious of our need to be open to the guiding Spirit, we listened in our meetings as each of us  shared some experiences of lived synodality, and also some of the things that had hindered it, in our lives and ...
Fr Sean McDonagh speaks about synodality and the climate crisis

Fr Sean McDonagh speaks about synodality and the climate crisis

Synodality won’t be relevant to younger generations unless our ‘walking together’ addresses the issue that will soon have the greatest impact upon their lives. That was Columban ecologist Fr Sean McDonagh‘s stark warning to a Zoom gathering of over 160 people on...