Vida Hequilan, Columban Lay Missionary, Taiwan Preview (opens in a new tab) In May 2026, I had the privilege of facilitating a recollection for our Mission Partners in Cubao, Philippines. Twenty-two participants gathered—mostly women, along with one husband and a proud grandson who had just been trained as an altar server. The recollection began with
Fr. Kurt Zion Pala, Myanmar I have worked with young people for most of my life, seeing them as my own brothers and sisters. Now, as I get older, I see many of them as my own children. There are days when I feel frustrated and disappointed. There are days when I feel like
By Fr. Darwin Bayaca, Chile In northern Chile, I learned that faith is sometimes best understood not in words but in the journeys people make together. One of the most powerful experiences for me has been the annual pilgrimage to La Tirana, a small desert village that welcomes around 250,000 to 300,000 pilgrims every
By Dominic Lum Zawng, Columban Student from Myanmar on First Mission Assignment (FMA) in Mindanao Today, August 13, is the last day of my homestay program in Malingin, Barra Parish. Strangely, as I come to the end of this chapter, my mind keeps returning to the day I first arrived in this community on
By Fr. Erl Dylan J. Tabaco, Peru Learning new languages has always fascinated me, and one of the languages that captured my heart was sign language. Looking back, I realize that what began as a simple desire to learn a new language gradually became God’s gentle invitation for me to serve. Many years ago,
By Fr. Vincent Busch, Philippines In April 2025, Columban Fr. Brian Gore died on the Island of Negros in the Philippines. For more than 50 years, Brian worked with families of subsistence farmers. During his wake, I watched the calloused hands of those farmers gently reach out to touch his coffin. Some farming families
