From the Director - Columban Martyrs in Korea
This year marks 90 years since Columban missionaries first arrived in Korea. In 1933, nine Columbans on their way to China received word to go…
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A wedding feast and 'river Baptism' in Navala
They say retreat is the better part of valour – but we went ahead anyway and lived to tell the tale!
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Sunday or Sanday
Sanday is sparsely populated and few of its 500 inhabitants are Catholic.s.
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Ready to leave
Y2K appeared to be an existential threat, but the real threat lay twenty years later with COVID-19. But not all is gloom and doom.
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A compassionate heart
The Gospels have an eternal present tense, which means Jesus’ deep compassion for us all is alive today.
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Warmi Huasi - The Pandemic Years
In July 2022, they were serving 720 meals a day and took care of 48 social cases as well. Numbers have fluctuated. At the high point, over 1,000…
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A Cross-Cultural Missionary
Inter-religious dialogue is easy where Christians are in the majority. In Pakistan, Muslims are in the majority, so you generally need to do…
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Faith in the countryside
It was a time of drawing close to some of the people in one of China's small communities of faith, one of many places that are facing the effects…
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Hope for a new beginning
In fact, in my short time in Warrnambool I saw many signs of hope. One very vital sign I evidenced came in the form of individual Christians…
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My invitation to ecological conversion
“God always forgives. We humans sometimes forgive. The earth never forgives. There can be no future if we destroy the very environment that sustains…
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Celebrating Fr John Bernard Cleary's missionary life
Fr Bernard officially retired in 2010, staying at St Columbans, Essendon, until poor health brought about a move to the Little Sisters of the…
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A missionary journey of hospitality - Fr Paul Carey
In all these phases of his missionary journey, Fr Paul shared himself with all in a spirit of hospitality. This spirit of hospitality came so…
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Mission World - June 2023
Mission World - June 2023 - Translating the Bible in contexts of mission
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Columban Activities - Crossword Puzzle - June 2023
Columban Activities - Crossword Puzzle
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Gift in Will
Leave a gift to Columban Missionaries in your Will.
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Audio Playlist - The Far East - June 2023
Listen to all the articles in this edition of the Far East.
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