Momo Taro or the Peach Boy
Once upon a time many years ago, a man and his wife lived in the countryside in Japan. He made his living cutting, growing and selling timber, and she looked after the house. They were very happy except for one thing, and that was that they had no children.
Myanmar Rebuilding
Recently, we received a note of thanks from the diocese of Mytikyina for the donation we gave towards the completion of St. Michael's Church at Brigade Hill in Ka chyi Htu parish, Myanmar.
Handing on the Faith
Baptism of Rian with his parents, and his grandparents Derek Coombes and Roisin Kelly CPeruvian Beginnings
Peru opened its arms to me in the first days of September 1978. That meant learning the language, and the language school was in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Cochabamba was a beautiful place, and I finished an intense language course there.
God Is With Us
In March 2013, Columban Fr. Bobby Gilmore wrote this letter to his niece Sarah and her husband Rob when he found out that Annabel Grace was born with Cystic Fibrosis.
Dear Rob and Sarah,
MISSION STATION – A Fiesta
There was a lonely Mission
Where Jesus was adored
They knew His ten commandments
And read His holy word.
They knew His love was tender
They felt His simple call
And every year would render
A testimony in the name of all.
The Clever Monkey and the Pig
A long time ago in Japan there lived a travelling man who went from place to place with his monkey who could dance. Sometimes he played music or sang and the monkey danced along with the music. After he put on a show he got money from the people who watched.
The Spirit of a Missionary
A few weeks ago Maria Johnson, Director of Hispanic Ministry, sent a note to Columban Father Maurice Foley asking him to write some articles about his missionary experience. Following 20 years in Korea and 36 years in Latin America, Fr. Maurice returned to his home country of Ireland.
A Subanen Woman's Story
I am Mercy Gawason, and I am a Subanen woman. I am 26 years old, and I work in the Subanen Craft Center in Ozamis City, the Philippines. I met Columban Fr. Vincent Busch in 2004, and he taught me the art of making Mandalas and wooden beads.
The March for Children's and Women's Rights
By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Age of Disbelief
It is truly an age of disbelief. Respect for the values of human life has plunged.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.