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…
Past Magazine Stories
Below are stories from past issues of Columban Mission magazine. The Columban Fathers publish Columban Mission magazine eight times a year. Subscriptions are available for just $15 per year. Sign up to receive our next issue. Read more about Columban Mission magazine.
August/September 2025
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…
August/September 2025
“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…
August/September 2025
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…
August/September 2025
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…
August/September 2025
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…
August/September 2025
A training on Regenerative Agriculture/soil regeneration was conducted and held at Living Soils Farm, Sitio Kakawan, Patrocenio, Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippines,…
August/September 2025
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…
August/September 2025
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…
August/September 2025
“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…
August/September 2025
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…
August/September 2025
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…
