China: Christmas in Xiantao

China: Christmas in Xiantao

Beginning the Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve, a gentle word from Fr Paul encouraged the people to be grateful for the opportunity to gather to celebrate the Nativity at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Xiantao, about 100 km west of Wuhan. From where I was sitting in the...
China: Tribute to Fr Ignatius Cao Junliang killed in car crash

China: Tribute to Fr Ignatius Cao Junliang killed in car crash

A mere five weeks ago I sat beside Fr Ignatius Cao Junliang at a wedding reception in Wuhan. Although it was my first time to meet him, I had heard about him many times from the grandmother of the bridegroom whose wedding reception we were attending. Born in 1980 to a...
Letter from Wuhan: Learning from Teilhard de Chardin

Letter from Wuhan: Learning from Teilhard de Chardin

A weekend notification from the office responsible for the control of the coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan has indicated that new measures are being introduced to counteract the threat of the Delta variant. People from outside the province are being told to avoid travel...
Wuhan: Catching up with people after lockdown ends

Wuhan: Catching up with people after lockdown ends

A phone call this morning from Han Weiwei led to further discussions about our planned meeting later in the week at his side of Wuhan. One year ago, his daily phone calls became a familiar part of the 11 weeks of lockdown. The return to normal life in the city has...
Good News from Wuhan!

Good News from Wuhan!

Fr John Boles speaks to a young Columban who shares words of hope from an unexpected place. Wuhan! A name now notorious as the probable source of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. But, for Catholics and especially Columbans, Wuhan means GOOD NEWS. It is where the...