Past Magazine Stories

“O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by

The Subanens are an indigenous people whose ancestral habitat is in the highlands of western Mindanao in the Philippines. I have worked with Subanen artists for 25 years…

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. However, coming up to…

As I reflect in our small Columban community of three sisters living in the heart of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, the words of the hymn, “Longing for light, we…

Greetings once again to our faithful readers of Columban Mission magazine. I am slowly settling into the role as Regional Director in Omaha. One of the delights I have is…

Advent, a unique time of waiting and preparation in the liturgical year, can mirror the anticipation Mary felt as she carried the baby Jesus…

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

In October 1964, a group gathered around Columban Fr. P.J. Kelly in Lautoka Parish, Fiji, and the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart was born in Fiji…

Late last year, Yolanda got a call from Sr. Lili, a Colombian Daughter of Our Lady of Mercy. They had met in Costa Rica three years ago when Yolanda and Roberto and some…

In 1993, while working in a predominantly Afro-Brazilian community with the descendants of the 40% of the African slave trade brought to Brazil, I learned of the existence…

More than 95% of the population of the province of Lanao del Sur in the Philippines — where Marawi is situated - are Muslim, while Christians constitute less than five…

“John, how would you fancy coming with us on a trip to Rome and Assisi?” This was the lovely invitation I received from my good friends and long-time Columban supporters…