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eBulletin - Vol 13 No. 7

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From the Director - After being a priest for 50 years

Different communities express their beliefs and self-understandings differently. Being a Columban meant not only learning more about myself,…
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Bequeathed deformity of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What about her future children? “That,” the doctor explained, “depended on many factors. Who she married being a big one.” He figured it would…
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A Church that is inclusive, participatory and synodal

Today who might be the outcasts? I guess the repentant paedophiles would be there; Muslims in high rises; aboriginals having a relaxed ale on…
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Grandad what did you do in the Covid-19 war?

Being a vulnerable “oldie”, I found myself thinking about my mortality. Though not being aware of anything serious in my health profile, reality…
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Interreligious Dialogue - There is no alternative

As a Christian, for me the most compelling reason for dialogue is the Holy Trinity. God is a community of infinite, eternal love between the…
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Reflection - Forgiveness by doing it and being it

In a world of extraordinary violence and hatred over race and politics and so many other divisions which cause us such trouble and sorrow, we…
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Meet a Columban - Rev Dr Charles Rue

In this week's episode of Meet a Columban, Regional Director of Oceania Fr Trevor Trotter SSC speaks with Columban Rev Dr Charles Rue.
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2021 Columban Catholic Art Calendar

The Columban Art Calendar is an iconic Catholic Calendar, well-known for its traditional religious paintings and liturgical information and is…
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2026 Columban Christmas Appeal

"The Almighty will not be outdone in generosity to those who serve the people most in need."
Pope Leo XIV

Donate to the 2026 Columban Christmas Appeal. Your generosity will help to sustain the mission efforts in the fifteen countries where we serve.