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Stories from Columban Missions

Subanen Crafters at their Christmas party
Christmas Hopes and Fears

“O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie

Subanen crafters holding their hand-made Christmas cards
Christmas Cards that Make Love Visible

The Subanens are an indigenous people whose ancestral habitat is in the highlands of western Mindanao in the Philippines. I have worked with…

A Christmas Nativity made with eco-friendly and recycled materials.
Eco-Christmas Crib

People still ask me, “Do you miss it (Fiji), Father?” The answer is always “of course I do.” The reason why I do, is not always easy to explain.…

Nathalie Marytsch (second from left) with her husband Mauricio Silva, former Columban lay missionary Sophia Ting (left), and Faith in Action Volunteer Toby Oyedele.
Advent

Advent, a unique time of waiting and preparation in the liturgical y

Diary - In So Many Words
Longing for Light

As I reflect in our small Columban community of three sisters living in the heart of Mandalay, My

Snow blankets a cemetery
November Thoughts

November 9 each year is marked as Founders Day by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Not far from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,…