2019
God’s message on Christmas Season
Dec 25, 2019
Christmas always brings joy in my life. As a child, I always looked forward to the coming of that day. However, as time progressed, I realized that Christmas does not only bring joy but also an attached message with it.
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Bringing hope to Timorese workers in East Warrnambool for Christmas
Dec 23, 2019
Fr Peter O'Neill, the Columban Leader in Australia and the Columban Peace, Ecology and Justice Coordinator visited Timorese workers at the Our Lady Help of Christians Parish in East Warrnambool for Christmas.
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Remembering those in need at Christmas
Dec 18, 2019
While the rest of the world shops and parties frenetically in December, the people in Fiji busy themselves in providing retreats, carol singing and charitable outreaches to the less fortunate.
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NZ bishop offers prayers for victims of volcano tragedy
Dec 12, 2019
"Along with all New Zealanders we are deeply distressed and saddened by the tragedy of the volcanic eruption at Whakaari/White Island," says Bishop Patrick Dunn, Catholic Bishop of Auckland and President of the NZ Catholic Bishops Conference.
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Media Release - Be witnesses to the goodness of God, young Catholics urged
Dec 11, 2019
You, as a young person in Australia in 2019, are uniquely suited to be a witness and a voice to the goodness of God and the joy of the Gospel
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International Human Rights Day
Dec 10, 2019
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December - the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948
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Wedding season in Sindh
Dec 09, 2019
These are doors through which we are invited to be part of people’s lives. We take off our shoes respectfully, as the ground we are walking on is sacred.
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First Columban ordination for the new Region of Oceania
Dec 04, 2019
Fr. Teakare Betero SSC was ordained a Columban priest by Archbishop Peter Loy Chong, Archbishop of Suva, Fiji on the 30th of November 2019
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Columban who survived kidnap by Islamic militants died on the feast of St Columban
Nov 28, 2019
On 11 October 2009, he was kidnapped from his parish in Pagadian City by rogue elements of an Islamic militant group. They forced him to walk into the mountains of the Zamboanga peninsula despite having a severe heart condition.
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Relaunch of the Faith and Ecology Network (FEN)
Nov 27, 2019
More than twenty representatives for inter-faith groups gathered at the historic Good Samaritan Sisters foundation in Glebe, Sydney, to relaunch the Faith and Ecology Network (FEN).
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Happy St Columbans Day and General Council message to Oceania
Nov 25, 2019
Message to the new region of Oceania from Tim Mulroy, Society Leader on behalf of the General Council and words of gratitude from Columban Frs Gary Walker, Kelvin Barrett and Reg Howard.
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New Columban Region of Oceania
Nov 23, 2019
Today (November 23, 2019), on the feast of St Columban, the Australian, New Zealand and Fijian Regions become one to form a new Columban Region of Oceania.
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Columban priest addresses climate crisis in Pakistan
Nov 22, 2019
Citing data from a 2019 international study on climate risk, he said Pakistan has experienced 145 extreme weather events from 1998 to 2017, leading to the deaths of over 10,000 people.
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Red Wednesday - a day for the persecuted and oppressed
Nov 20, 2019
Red Wednesday is a day to remember the plight of those who are persecuted and oppressed for their religious beliefs.
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World Day of the Poor - Sunday, November 17
Nov 15, 2019
"How many times do we see poor people rummaging through garbage bins to retrieve what others have discarded as superfluous, in the hope of finding something to live on or to wear!", says Pope Francis in his message for World Day of the Poor.
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Columbans call for change in Coles supply chain
Nov 14, 2019
St Columban’s Mission Society co-filed shareholder resolutions proposed by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility calling for change in the Coles supply chain to protect the rights of workers in the horticulture sector.
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Suffering in Chile
Nov 11, 2019
Their cry is for peace, their cry is for justice, their cry is for fairness, and yet some of their actions are causing others to suffer. How is justice justified in this situation? How can we help them find peace?
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National campaign for drought
Nov 06, 2019
The Catholic Church in Australia is dedicating the month of November as a time to pray for those affected by crippling drought conditions and to pray for the gift of rain.
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Final document of the Amazon Synod
Oct 31, 2019
The Final Document of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region was released on the evening of 26 October, by the express will of the Pope.
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Chile destruction - October 29
Oct 30, 2019
The protests seem to be continuing and are the product of a violent group of extremists who are determined to cause as much damage as possible.
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