Peru
If Christ had one Kingdom message
If Christ had one Kingdom message that drove the powerful and wealthy among the Jews absolutely bonkers, it was: Show Me, how you treat the prostitutes, other than by stoning them to death; how you treat the illiterates, other than …
Categories: November2011, Peru
Who Would Be a Priest?
On July 23, 2011, The Irish Times asked, “Who would be a priest?” Well, I am one, of some 50 years standing, so the question is relevant today. Catholic priesthood does not lift you out of or above human life, …
Categories: Peru, September2011
Combapata Catechetical Center in Combapata, Peru
In 2004, with your generous support, Columban Fr. Donald Hornsey was able to build the Combapata Catechetical Center in Combapata, Peru, which includes two classrooms and a dining room. While the community remains economically poor, the people of Combapata generously …
Categories: August 2011, E-Newsletter, Peru
Attend a Mission Exposure Trip to Lima, Peru – June 18-27, 2011
We are called to love our neighbor as ourselves, but have you ever wondered what life is like for our global neighbors? Would you like to see a Columban mission community for yourself and truly learn how to love your …
Categories: Peru
Lack of nutrition, family violence present in places of poverty
Dear Columban Friend, Several years ago, we asked you to support Columban Fr. Ed O’Connell’s projects in San Benito township in Lima, Peru. San Benito is one of the poorest townships in Lima, and in this case, where there is …
Categories: Peru
Mission Exposure Program
From October 16-23, 2011, 9 students from the Creighton Center for Service and Justice visited the Columban Mission Center in El Paso, Texas. They learned about immigration, human rights, the environment in the context of the U.S.-Mexico Border. Upon their …
Categories: China Updates, Get Involved, Juarez Updates, Peru Updates
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To Dream Dreams: Turning a Vision into Reality
“Your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions” (Joel 3:1b). How wise was the prophet Joel! Well, I was once a young man with a vision. Now I am an older man, and the vision has …
Categories: Front Story, Peru Updates, Reflection Writings
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Pilgrims of Christ in Peru – Part One (7:15)
Documentary about the Columban Fathers mission work in Peru. In this first part narrates the social and political situation of Peru before the arrival of the first Columban and their subsequent integration to the work of the new Lima rapidly growing product of migration from the provinces.
Categories: Peru Updates, Video
Pilgrims of Christ in Peru – Part Two (8:31)
Documentary about the Columban Fathers mission work in Peru. In this second part recounts the events following the military dictatorship of General Odria. Vatican II brought many changes to the church and the Columban were flagged these reforms denouncing injustice. In the 1980s raised the possibility of leaving Peru in the wake of the terrorist violence of the era.
Categories: Peru Updates, Video
Pilgrims of Christ in Peru – Part Three (9:29)
Documentary about the Columban Fathers mission work in Peru. This documentary has three parts. In this third part recounts the events from the Columban General Assembly of 1982 to dispatch the first group of lay missionaries in Peru to work in the Philippines in 2007.
Categories: Peru Updates, Video
Who doesn’t have memories of being called to the table with the love and intimacy that comes with a life shared day-to- day? These also were Jesus’ words to His beloved ones
