By Fr. Oliver McCrossan, SSC A training on Regenerative Agriculture/soil regeneration was conducted and held at Living Soils Farm, Sitio Kakawan, Patrocenio, Claveria, Misamis Oriental on February 22-23, 2025. The training was attended by no less than 10 key leaders of organizations from different places in Mindanao. These key leaders from peoples, farmers, and …
FR. BRIAN GORE died on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the Holy Mother of Mercy Hospital in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines, due to septic shock. Born in Perth, Australia, in 1944, Father Brian was ordained in 1968 and arrived in the Philippines in 1969. He was assigned to southern Negros Occidental, then under …
By Fr. Vinnie Busch, SSC Fifty years ago, during my first parish assignment in Mindanao, I was struck by how frequent the people use statues in their spiritual lives. Almost every home had an altar with statues of their patron saints. During Holy Week and fiestas, parishioners would join long procession, often under the …
By Ana Flores, Columban Lay Missionary I met these women sometime 2011-2012 when we relocated some families affected by typhoon Sendong to the Mother of Divine Mercy Village in Opol. Some belonged to the TISAKA or Tingog sa Kasanag (voice of enlightenment) organization. From time to time, these women faced serious problems, and I often sought …
As we step into new year 2025, we look back with gratitude on the journey that has brought us to where we are and look forward with hope. As we navigate this time of transition in our Columban missionary journey, we are reminded that transitions are not just challenges or merely responses to changing circumstances …
