Newly Ordained Columbans

Newly Ordained Columbans

On 10th April 2024, I travelled to Suva for Fr Iowane Naio’s ordination at the Sacred Heart Cathedral. The night before, Columban priests gathered with Iowane’s relatives at our Columban Mission Office for the traditional kava ceremony. Iowane entered the room,...
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...