Latest News, Blogs & Articles
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27th January 2012
The Great Poverty Divide
As the world’s political leaders and economic chiefs meet in Davos, Switzerland, at the 2012 World Economic Forum, Fr Shay Cullen reflects on the huge gap between rich and poor in the world today.
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19th January 2012
Poverty and Homelessness Action Week
Poverty & Homelessness Action Week – 28 January to 5 February 2012 – is a major nationwide event, highlighting an important issue. It creates many powerful stories at both local and national levels – from inspiring events featuring young people taking action for a better world, to hearings where people bravely share their experiences of poverty and homelessness.
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15th January 2012
Interfaith Dialogue in Birmingham
On Thursday 12 January, we – Nathalie Marytsch and Mauricio Silva - attended a lunch-time meeting with Bishop David Urquhart, the Anglican Bishop of Birmingham, and the Director of Interfaith Relations for the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham. The attendees were representatives of various missionary groups, churches and agencies which engage in interfaith work across the city of Birmingham. Of course, we represented Columban Lay Mission.
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13th January 2012
“ Of the Spirit who Leads”
This reflection by a Filipina lay missionary – Jonah Jane Enterina or ‘JayJay’, who is based in Birmingham - has been written in gratitude to the year that was 2011. “I find the act of looking back very important” she says “for it is an invitation to pause and see how the Lord has blessed us with so many graces that inspire each one of us to go on and persevere in His Call to Mission”.
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10th January 2012
“I will see you in Heaven, Mommy”
This is an update on the flooding disaster in Mindanao by the Columban Director in the Philippines, Fr Pat O’Donoghue SSC.
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7th January 2012
WATER – A Global Problem
At this moment, 884 million people are living without access to clean water, and 2.6 billion lack something as basic as a toilet and a sewage system to flush away their waste. We are in the midst of a global water and sanitation crisis. Why?
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5th January 2012
PAKISTAN: First anniversary of Salmaan Taseer’s killing
One year ago, on 4 January 2011, the Governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salmaan Taseer, was shot and killed by one of his bodyguards for supporting a Christian blasphemy defendant and criticising Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. A vigil has taken place in his memory in Islamabad.
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30th December 2011
Celebrating Peace Sunday 15 January 2012
We have a great opportunity to begin the New Year with celebrating Peace Sunday on 15 January 2012. The theme of Pope Benedict’s World Peace Day message is, ‘Educating Young People in Justice and Peace’.
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28th December 2011
PAPAL MESSAGE FOR WORLD PEACE DAY
Pope Benedict’s theme for World Peace day on 1 JANUARY 2012 is ‘Educating Young People in Justice and Peace’. Here is the full text of his message.
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23rd December 2011
Welcoming the ‘Son of Man’
The truly amazing thing about the birth of Jesus Christ, called the Messiah, Son of David, Son of Man, Son of God, Saviour, Teacher, Rabbi, Master, healer, as he is named throughout the gospels, is that he never claimed those titles for himself other than the simplest thing of all, “Son of Man” which means “ordinary human being”. He used it 70 times of himself as written in all the four gospels.
Columban Missionaries in Britain
We are a group of Columban ordained and lay missionaries, who see ourselves being called to be a missionary presence in Britain, encouraging and listening to the local Church in its efforts to reach out beyond its boundaries for the sake of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Sharing our Columban mission experience, we respond to our call in Britain by
- raising awareness of and eliciting support for Columban missions;
- working, in solidarity with the poor and the exploited earth, for justice, peace and the integrity of creation;
- promoting life-giving relationships between peoples of different cultures and religions;
- facilitating the exchange of personnel and resources between Britain and other places where Columbans work.
Seeking the signs of God’s Spirit at work in our situation, we engage in mission in cooperation with others of like vision and in openness to what God is doing among us and in our world.
Publications
Far East
Magazine
A Columban Publication that reports on the work of Columban Missionaries, seeking spiritual and material support for our Missions around the world.
Vocation for Justice Magazine
Vocation for Justice is produced by the Columban Justice and Peace (JPIC) team in Britain covering a wide range of issues including Environmental Justice, Patenting Life, Migrants, Mining and UK Poverty.
Dates for your diary
Click here for a list of mission appeals, conferences and other events where Columban missionaries are involved in the near future.