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It Is Not Every Day ... A Parishioner Brings Home a Gold Medal

It's not every day a member of your parish brings home a gold Olympic medal! I was very happy therefore to finally meet Waisea Nacuqu, from Votua…

Bombed But Never Broken

Deep in the industrial heartland of northern England, Columban Fr. John Boles encounters a parish with a remarkable tale to tell.
"Every…

The Past Come Alive Again

I was shocked when a daughter of close Indo-Fijian friends eloped 45 years ago. I sought her out at that time begging her, in vain, to return to…

25 Years on Mission at the Border

After four years as an air traffic controller in the U.S. Navy, I began my journey with the Columban Fathers in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1975 and…

Prayer for the Solemnity of Mary

O God, who through the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary

Prayer to St. Sylvester, Pope

O admirable St. Sylvester, you lived
through the persecutions of Diocletian

Prayer to Mary for Our Priests

Mary, Mother of the Church,
we pray to you for your sons

Prayer for the Intercession of St. Thomas Becket

Almighty God, you granted your martyr,

Open Me to Your Presence

Heavenly Father, You walk in communion
with all of humanity.

A Christmas Visit

On December 19, 2020, 29 years and three days after his burial in Lautoka, Fiji, a small group went from Ba parish to investigate the condition of…