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United for Peace: Christians in a Multi-Faith World

Nov 04, 2026
Rev Dr Patrick McInerney was the guest speaker for the World Christian Leadership Conference’s Webinar, “United for Peace: Christians in a Multi-Faith World”
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The treasure of the cross

Sep 15, 2026
They could have built a footpath to have a good road during the rainy season or prioritised purchasing a solar panel because they do not have electricity there, but instead they decided to build a chapel.
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Prayer 4 Action

Aug 24, 2026
Pope Francis gave a “Method for Action” to grow care for Earth in his encyclical Laudato Si’. This method begins with listening to the insights of scientists and respecting these insights since life on Earth sets the agenda. Then believers cast the light of faith on Earth’s realities, drawing on Scripture…
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I saved a bee

Aug 24, 2026
An audience he had not foreseen immediately gathered round: twittering birds who ceased their nest-building to listen, whilst there came to hang from his robe the frolicking squirrels he knew so well, since in his boyhood he had often tamed them.” With experiences such as these, it is no wonder that…
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2026 Season of Creation: A time of grace

Aug 24, 2026
The Columbans in Oceania are celebrating this year's Season of Creation with school programs, competitions, and ecological initiatives that promote care for our common home. May this time of grace be filled with prayerful actions that protect biodiversity in sky, land, and water.
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Living Waters: A global hymn for the Season of Creation

Aug 24, 2026
Columbans around the world decided to work together to write a hymn as a response to this call, with the hope that we all may renew our commitment to care for God’s creation.
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When the sky is pink

Aug 24, 2026
This complex way of ordering time helps us journey ever more deeply into our faith as we discover new dimensions with each year based on what is happening in our personal lives and the world.
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Theme for Season of Creation 2026 - "Immersion in Living Water"

Aug 21, 2026
The 2026 theme, “Immersion in Living Water,” is inspired by Ezekiel 47, where God’s living water flows out to bring fertility, abundance, and healing to all creation—while also reminding us that water can be both life-giving and destructive for communities on the frontline of the ecological crisis.
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A journey from rugby fields to a voyage of discernment.

Aug 10, 2026
Conor Maguire is a 29-year-old former Irish rugby player standing 1.8 meters tall and weighing 120 kg. A neck injury in 2023 led to rethinking his life path. After meeting Columban in Rome, he embarked on a journey to Fiji to explore his vocation.
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Partnership Program school visitation - Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School

Jul 14, 2026
The presentation was well adapted to the learning level of Grades 3 and 4. Alongside our discussions, we guided the students on a walk through the school garden, encouraging them to engage their senses, seeing, touching and observing nature as a way of deepening their connection with God’s creation.
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A blessing in disguise

Apr 27, 2026
The only refuge I could find was a sheepfold, a small compound where sheep were kept. I had no choice but to hunker down under a small awning that offered some protection from the rain, surrounded by sheep. Soon, who should appear at the end of the sheepfold but a shepherd dressed in traditional North…
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Transforming Hope into Action: 6 Steps for Integral Ecology This Laudato Si’ Week 2026

Apr 27, 2026
This year, from May 17 to 24, Catholics around the world are celebrating the Laudato Si’ Week and turning hope into action for our common home. Everyone - parishes, schools, communities and individuals - are invited to take one concrete step toward integral ecology. Let’s explore 6 simple actions you…
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2026 International Earth Day: The heart of all matter is God

Apr 15, 2026
God is inherently present to the whole of creation and every part of it. Teilhard de Chardin says: “The heart of all matter is the heart of God… What I call my body is not part of the universe which I possess totally; it is the whole universe which I possess partially.”
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Threats, protection and restoration of ecosystems in Chile

Apr 15, 2026
In the end, we all need water. Access to safe, clean water is a basic human right. We must remember the deep, sacred value of water and biodiversity. I see hope for solidarity, for sacred spaces that work for the common good, and for places that listen to the cry of the earth.
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The Rebirth of a Forest

Mar 20, 2026
International Day of Forests is celebrated annually on March 21st to raise awareness on the importance of forests. This year the theme focuses on how forests help drive economies by generating jobs and providing food systems for billions of people worldwide.
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World Water Day 2026 - “Vurevure ni Bula”

Mar 17, 2026
The urgency of this mission is embodied in the lives of Columbans Fr. Taaremon Matauea and Fr. Teakare Betero, Columban priests whose stories reflect the resilience of Pacific peoples. Both are from Rabi Island and are descendants of the Banaban people, who were displaced from Ocean Island - Kiribati…
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Outreach to migrants and refugees

Dec 15, 2025
We, as New Zealand Columbans, with our long overseas experience of living and working among people of other cultures and languages and experiencing their hospitality, can help to ensure that we make “outreach to migrants and refugees” a mission priority for Columbans in Aotearoa-New Zealand.
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Catholic activists bring blessed glacier water to COP30

Nov 13, 2025
Columban missionaries issued a COP30 mission statement, urging world leaders to commit to bold, enforceable climate policies that prioritise frontline communities. These should support faith-based and Indigenous-led ecological initiatives, uphold the principles of integral ecology, recognising the interconnectedness…
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Christmas cards make love visible

Nov 13, 2025
As part of our ministry, we craft Christmas cards that feature images linking the Nativity story with the lives of the Subanen people. We do so by showing Mary and Joseph doing things that Subanen parents do every day for each other and their families.
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2025 Season of Creation: Peace with Creation – Young Voices Arise

Nov 13, 2025
This year’s Season of Creation Competition received over 200 entries from Catholic students in Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji. Creative art pieces, inspiring poems, and powerful essays were submitted by rightfully proud teachers, all of whom successfully guided and encouraged their students to reflect…
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