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MALIGAYANG PASKO NG MULING PAGKABUHAY NI HESUKRISTO! ALLELUIA! As we reflect on our shared mission and the path forward for the Missionary Society of St. Columban, we find ourselves
News Feature
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Shepherding Our Children
By Fr. Jerry Lohera, SSC Bewilderment and compassion are my two dominant feelings when reflecting about the realities of our children here in Mother Mary Parish in the Southeastern
Bible Verse of the Day
Readings and Reflections
Prayers and Petitions
Milestones
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Meet Our Mission Partners, Beth and Bonifacio Aprecio
“Our journey as Columban Mission Partners is exciting and rewarding. We always look forward to our monthly recollection and Mass celebrated by a Columban priest. Our monthly recollections deepen
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Sharing in God’s Mission to Care for our Common Home
We, Columban missionaries, regard environmental protection as one of our priority ministries. This year, at the Hope Workers’ Center (HWC) in Taiwan, we  introduced the Care for Creation Ministry and
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COOLING DOWN MOTHER EARTH
By Mosese Wasai Mitchell Yacalevu  In this present time, as  I sit to write  a few words of reflection, I find myself surrounded by  extreme heat and humidity. The
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From the Director
MALIGAYANG PASKO NG MULING PAGKABUHAY NI HESUKRISTO! ALLELUIA! As we reflect on our shared mission and the path forward for the Missionary Society of St. Columban, we find ourselves
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FR. IOWANE ILAIDOKO NAIO, SSC
MANY STRINGS TO HIS BOW by Frank Hoare MSSCÂ Â Our newest Columban missionary priest Fr Iowane Naio has already lived many different lives. He speaks five languages and has lived in
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SAVING GRACE
By Lilibeth Sabado, CLM A busy day in the shelter means having to welcome more than 20 guests at once during a meal time or receiving arrivals just few
A Time in History
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A Time in History (November 24-30)
November 29 FR.WILLIAM SULLIVAN was born on April 24, 1929, in Lynn, Mass., the son of James Sullivan and Bridie McDonough, who were natives of Ireland.  Father Bill entered St.
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A Time in History (December 8-16)
December 9 FR. RICHARD GRIMME was born in 1915 at Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on December 9, 1994 at St. Columban’s, Silver Creek, New York. Having studied at Altoona Catholic
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A Time in History (December 1-7)
December 2 FR. SHAUN O’DONNELL was born in Derry City, Ireland on August 2, 1937 and died in Dalgan on December 2, 2011. He joined Dalgan seminary in Ireland in 1956