By Lilibeth Sabado, Columban Lay Missionary In August 2023, I arrived in El Paso after a 6-month language immersion in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Then I underwent a seven-month tedious visa application process. This process included a trip to Manila in March 2024 for consular appearance, biometrics, and an interview. Upon returning, my religious visa granted me …
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Letter to Philippine Press This letter is from the Catholic Parish of Worthing and Lancing in the United Kingdom. Each year we allocate money to help with projects across the world. Our parish is supporting a joint project between the Higaonon indigenous people on the island of Mindanao, Southern Philippines and the Missionary Society of …
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By Angie Escarsa, Lay Missionary in Ireland “Preach everywhere you go and, if necessary, use words.” 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 migrants, refugees, and biodiversity protection and restoration. In my experience, words …
By Fr. Finbar Maxwell The Memory Tree As we celebrate the feast of St. Columban this year, I am drawn to the image of trees. One of my good friends in Ireland is a Sacred Hearts priest named Michael Ruddy. Michael is a poet, and he sees things with a poet’s eye and heart. …
Homily on the Feast of Our Lady of Remedies, Malate By Fr. Chris Kaamiño, SSC We live in a world that is uncertain. Our climate is changing, with typhoons becoming stronger and more frequent. Our social norms and value systems are changing, where truth and justice seem not to matter anymore. Politics is also …
By Lucille S. Arcedas I believe my journey as Columban Mission Partner began even before I was born. My parents worked closely with the Columban Fathers; my mother was a catechist, and my father as their driver. Later, they trained in Family Life Ministry, guiding couples to sacramental marriage. Even after their formal association with …
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by Gertrudes C. Samson, Columban Lay Missionary Bat Walk Recently, the Columbans in Solihull organized a Bat Walk. At first, I had second thoughts about attending because of the many horror films I have watched featuring bats. Those scenes had left me with persisting prejudice, and fear immediately crept in- “What if the bats …
By Fr. Rex Rocamora, SSC As Executive Secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on Interreligious Dialogue (CBCP-ECID), I serve as the focal person for the Mindanao Bishops in revitalizing the Bishops-Ulama Conference, now known as Mindanao Religious Leaders Conference (MiRLeC). I work closely with the Episcopal Commission on Interreligious …
Repentance and Self-emptying: Our Guide Into Our Future By Fr. Taemoon Kwon, SSC In Jonah’s time, Assyria was the largest and strongest empire in the world. Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was described by Jonah as an exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk across (Jonah 3:3). Although it is uncertain, Jonah likely harbored …
