The Far East Magazine

Let us pray for a peaceful and blessed Christmas as we look forward to the coming of Jesus into the world. With grateful thanks for your support…
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Columban Fr Bobby Gilmore asks: Are we in an age in which animals are humanised, humans are animalised and compassion is a crime?
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Paul, a young student from Myanmar Higher Education Centre (HEC) thanks those who helped to open his eyes and shape him.
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The countdown clock for the Olympic Games starts as soon the games are declared closed – a four year waiting period to the next one. As the…
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Recently during a short visit to Korea, I had the opportunity to experience something of Jesus' vision of the Kingdom of God being like a householder…
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A poor parish in Chile responds to the needs of those at home and overseas.
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"I was able to go to Manila once a year to make a phone call home. The difficulty of communicating in those days was something we took for granted".
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A large outdoor Mass is the latest effort to turn the world's attention to migrants and refugees
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One thing we do know is that Jesus has not left this world. Once he became flesh he did not throw it off like an old overcoat. He did not try…
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Palmer Avenido from the Philippines tells of his heartache in leaving his wife and children for six years to provide for them. While working…
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Feeling despondent after his football team took a thrashing, Columban Fr Jim Mulroney stepped from his friend’s warm living room into the crisp…
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In front of 900 people at a seminar in the Diocese of Yokohama, Japan, Columban Fr Barry Cairns fields an unexpected question from a young boy.…
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2020 Columban Art Calendar front cover description
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Leave a gift to Columban Missionaries in your Will.
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