Marion Carroll grew up in a very different Ireland, where the arrival of the Far East magazine every month was a highlight, providing a glimpse into the world and peoples…

John P. O’Brien was born in Donamon, Co. Roscommon, Ireland, on December 1, 1918. He wrote the following letter to Fr. John Blowick, Director of the Columban Fathers, on…

On May 13, 1947, four Missionary Sisters of St. Columban left Ireland for our first foundation in Burma (now Myanmar), a country that was once known as the rice bowl of…

As Columban missionaries, we try to live out the Gospel message through witnessing the love of God to others, especially in responding to our mission priorities of…

In August 2023, I arrived in El Paso, Texas, after a sixmonth language immersion in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Then I underwent a tedious, seven-month visa application process.…

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you…

The Joti Educational and Cultural Center is the catechetical center of Hyderabad diocese, Pakistan. It is generally known as Joti Center. “Jyoti” is a Sanskrit word…

Out of 3,558 Catholic churches in the Philippines, more than 800 have the Blessed Virgin Mary as their titular patron. She is a familiar face in almost every Catholic home…

Columban Mission: Until the end of 2021 you were regional director of the Columbans and well-known to our readers; what have you been doing since?

I’m an American from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and work in Fontana, California. Aren’t the Columbans supposed to be “cross-cultural missionaries?” Yes, we are. After about…