I live in the center of Yokohama, Japan, a city of 3.8 million. I am surrounded by concrete and tall buildings. I see little natural greenery. But on a window shelf in the…
March/April 2026
March 2026
It has been ten months now since I arrived in Pakistan. I have just completed formal language studies, which took around eight months, and now I am waiting for my pastoral…
Time has flown for Carol Beck, Co-founder of The Prayer Trust, one of the most enduring — and endearing — features of Columban mission ever to come out of Britain.
A small bird flew in through the sunlit window. It rested for a moment near the ceiling above the altar, then flew away again. Seeing this little creature during Mass…
“I smelled the Spring on the smoky wind, dirty old town, dirty old town.” These words from Salford songwriter Ewan MacColl’s classic 1949 ballad “Dirty Old Town” sum up…
My name is Zenobius Cho, and I was born and raised in South Korea. I did not become a Catholic until I was an adult. Of course, my spiritual journey did not end with my…
I recently finished as pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Fontana, California, after thirteen years. t was a great experience for me with 93% of the people there being…
Water is a significant symbol in many cultures. We cannot live without water. Water is life. Indeed, in the Catholic and Christian Churches, we enter into new, everlasting…
Just a few weeks ago, we embarked on a new adventure--our participants from various migrant nationalities, who participated in our pastry cooking workshops at CCEM, have…
After I finished my term as Columban Lay Mission Coordinator in Britain, I asked God: “What do you want me to do next, Lord? Which former ministry would you like me to go…
What is the “spirituality” of the Columbans? “Spirituality cannot be understood simply as an individual and private relationship to God. Our response to God takes place…
Among the seventeen women who had come to live in the city of Lima, Peru, several were migrants from Ecuador, while others had arrived from Venezuela. Some were Peruvians…
