In 2016, I spent three months studying at the Tantur Ecumenical Institute. Located in the Occupied Territories, south of Jerusalem, it is possible to see Herod’s Hill in…
August/September 2025
August 2025
I live with the Atayal community, who call me by my aboriginal name, MaHong. I serve in the eight churches which make up the parish nestled in the mountains of the Hsinchu…
Since 2017, I have been living and working in Fiji. In December last year, I returned home to Tonga for my home vacation, intending to spend time with my elderly parents…
“Wajau, do you remember me? I was in the minor seminary and you came to visit us one night. You talked about Pilemon. Then you taught us a song about Pilemon. Do you…
It’s not surprising that many of Jesus’s contemporaries felt He was crazy. All that stuff about “love your enemy, give away your possessions, lay down your life for others…
On January 18, 2025, twelve Columban missionaries representing different countries gathered in Hong Kong for a Columban Formation Committee meeting. We had a guest speaker…
I have been reflecting on my experiences in the tribal ministry – among both the Parkari Kohlis and the Punjabis. Over the past five years, I have witnessed various…
A training on Regenerative Agriculture/soil regeneration was conducted and held at Living Soils Farm, Sitio Kakawan, Patrocenio, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippines,…
It has been 80 years since two atomic bombs were detonated, one over Hiroshima and one over Nagasaki, Japan. On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the first of these explosions…
When I asked, “Why did you choose to come to Taiwan?,” Adi, an Indonesian caregiver, replied, “To earn money for my family, to provide for their needs and well-being, to…
In the Catholic tradition, prayer and spirituality are at the very heart of our relationship with God. They are not peripheral practices but essential means through which…
Greetings to our Columban supporters once again. The theme for this month’s magazine is “Prayer and Spirituality.” Very profound and personal to all of us.
For many…
“Priest of Jesus Christ celebrate this Holy Mass as if it were your first Mass, your last Mass, your only Mass.” This saying is on the vesting bench in the sacristy where…
