Refugees

Reflection - Small things with great love

Aug 14, 2024
Like one of the famous saints in our church who said, “There are no great things, only small things with great love.”
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Columban mission in Korea: War & Peace

Jun 18, 2024
Some Columbans were evacuated to Busan and then sent on to Japan. Some remained in Japan and never returned to Korea.
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Shining brightly together

Jun 18, 2024
Joti Educational and Cultural Centre is the catechetical centre for the Diocese of Hyderabad. Joti (its proper spelling, Jyoti) is the Sanskrit word for light, so it hints at the importance of light as a reality and as a symbol in all religious practices.
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A continuing “sister act”

Jun 18, 2024
“I relish and celebrate the many cultural and spiritual traditions that make seafarers who they are.”
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“Giving means receiving” – a light in Myanmar’s darkness

Jun 18, 2024
In a country racked by poverty, civil war and military dictatorship, Columbans like Fr Francis Xavier help small beacons of hope to shine.
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The Unique Journey of Fr John Wanaurny

May 22, 2024
Fr John Wanaurny was not just the last of his family line - he was also one of a kind!
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A Kuya

May 22, 2024
Arturo sought help from the Hope Workers’ Centre (founded by the Columbans in the 1980s) and filed a complaint against his employer for the following reasons: unsafe working environment, hazardous machinery, long working hours, and hazardous living conditions. He demanded justice and that his company…
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Chanda is walking

May 22, 2024
The Christian woman asked me if I could pray for her daughter so that she could walk. Without any hesitation, I gently placed my hand on the child’s head and uttered a silent prayer for the girl as her mother intently watched.
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Embarking on the journey

Mar 26, 2024
I think it is through a life of faith that God's will is accomplished through us.
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The 800th Anniversary of the Franciscans

Mar 26, 2024
Pope Francis and St Francis on the “periphery” of inter-religious dialogue.
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When Our Lady changed her mantle

Mar 26, 2024
“and Mary arose in those days and went in haste …” Lk 1:39
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Kachin Catholics make their mark on Myanmar’s Strife-Torn Frontier - Part 2

Jan 29, 2024
Sr Choi, from Korea, founded Community Healthcare and Development (CHAD), which has reached out to people in remote villages to provide basic health care and training for community health workers.
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Columban Mission in the province of Kangwon, Korea

Nov 24, 2023
Fr Hong-Kison-Hijino, parish priest of the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Cheongdam-dong, marks 100 years of history and speaks of his relationship with the Columban Society.
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Kachin Catholics make their mark on Myanmar’s strife-torn frontier

Nov 24, 2023
Part 1: Origins of the Catholic Church in the Kachin state
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My life’s vocation as a guidance counsellor

Nov 24, 2023
I also discovered the warmth and care of many people I knew and loved. I accompanied young Koreans as they found their vocation as priests or lay missionaries.
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A young woman's faith journey

Nov 24, 2023
St Bernadette’s Children’s Home is the only institution of its kind in Peru
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Let heaven and nature sing

Nov 24, 2023
Between Christmas and the New Year, as some of my Columban companions and I hiked through the hills and valleys of Hong Kong, we rejoiced in the magnificence of the streams, the coastline and the islands.
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Proverbs in mission

Sep 27, 2023
When I looked back, it hit me that the suffering and sickness had matured me as a person, as a follower of Jesus, and as a missionary priest.
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What's in a name?

Sep 27, 2023
In the Kachin State of Myanmar, they have their own way of giving names to their children. They do not name them after famous people.
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A different Church

Sep 27, 2023
Francis invites the Church to listen to, not lecture, those on the periphery and reach out to the poor and marginalised. Francis calls this listening the “art of encounter”, a process ultimately guided by the Holy Spirit.
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