E-News - Vol. 3 No. 3

From The Director - God has a liberating plan for the cosmos
I am a missionary priest and mission is my life, but I often wish I could invent a new word for ‘mission’, a word that might give rise to new questions, new energy and a new vision. (more)
Earthquake - Chile
I was lucky to get outside and hold on to a fence in the darkness as the earth, trees and buildings around me shook wildly. (more)
All sorts of questions
From what country do you come?, Why have you come to Pakistan?, Where are you going?, What work do you do?, Are you Muslim?, Are you married?, Why not? (more)
A Pineapple, A Junk And A Spitfire
When I was a child pineapples were very expensive in Ireland and I dreamed of living in a country where they grew. Only after two years in the Philippines did I discover that they didn’t grow on trees! (more)
Border control
“Then we approached the border, a little barbed wire fence. Two or three British policemen, very smart, were on the other side.... A crowd came along, poor women carrying babies and dragging things. Only the poorer type of person would be let into Hong Kong – I mean would be let out of communist China – and possibly, a great number of them were doing spy work. (more)
Reflection - The Anxious Edges of Mission
“There is probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life”. (more)
Review: Climate Change: the agenda for mission today
For those who understand the prophetic dimension of the present call to ‘comfort the earth’ there will be much to consider in this publication. (more)