By Mosese Yacalevu, Columban Seminarian As a steward of God’s majestic creation in all Her boundless beauty and wonder, I remain ever grateful for the natural flow of life around us. Here at the Columban International House of Studies in Manila, one thing that continues to amaze and inspire me is what I fondly …
By Fr. Shay Cullen, PREDA Founder The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Augustinian missionary to Peru, as pope on May 8 signaled a clear desire among his fellow cardinals for continuity in the urgent reforms and renewal of the Catholic Church initiated by his predecessor Pope Francis. Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, …
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By Lum Zawng Dominic Reflection on Luke 24: 1-12 “He is not here, but he has been raised.” This is a time of great rejoicing as we proclaim the glorious truth: Our Lord Jesus Christ is risen from the dead! He conquered death, and this is the Good News for us all…Jesus is alive. …
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 Fr. Erl Dylan Tabaco, SSC There’s a saying that goes, “violence begets violence.” We are accustomed to it. We’ve heard it many times and even witnessed it firsthand. From the macro to the micro level, it seems that violence affects all of us. No one is immune. There is so much violence …
By Fr Erl Dylan Tabaco, SSC We all have plans in our lives. This is a universal facet of our human experience and regardless of what state of life we are in, we all want that someday our plans will be realized. Each day is an opportunity for us to look forward to …
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St. Columban’s Day, 2023 / Fr. Michael McGuire’s 40 Day of Remembrance By Fr. Finbar Maxwell, SSC The following are aspects of Columban mission spirituality: We are pilgrims and exiles for Christ; We belong to Christ and not to ourselves, and we come to know so much about God by looking at God’s creation. …
