A Syrian-born Columban missionary in China

A Syrian-born Columban missionary in China

Fr Dan Troy recalls a fascinating article in the Far East magazine in 1934 by Syrian-born Fr Peter Gabriel, a Columban missionary who lived in China in the 1930s. As the spring rain poured down on Wuhan during the first week of February I was quite happy to delay my...
Letter from Wuhan: Waiting for church doors to reopen

Letter from Wuhan: Waiting for church doors to reopen

As I walked up the steps to St Columban’s Church yesterday afternoon in the Hanyang area of Wuhan, I noticed that a white sheet of paper still formed a seal on the main door as it has done since early January. The printed details on this sheet of paper indicate...
Chinese New Year celebrations

Chinese New Year celebrations

Today, Friday 12th February, marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year. Fr Dan Troy in Wuhan writes about New Year’s Eve gatherings in China on Thursday evening where many recalled those lost in the Covid-19 pandemic and welcomed the Year of the Ox in the hope...
China: Advent as a time of waiting and hope

China: Advent as a time of waiting and hope

Reflection by a Catholic in Wuhan who prefers not to be named. As Zhu Liqing walked towards the altar in the Offertory procession for the first Sunday of Advent in Wuhan, I wondered about what might be happening deep in her heart with each unfolding step along the...