Editorial - People on the Move
PEOPLE move because of the continual weight of anxiety; the gnawing feeling that no matter how hard they work their efforts will yield nothing,…
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China here we come
This year St Columbans Mission Society celebrates its 90th year as a Catholic missionary organisation. Here are some facts about the founding…
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A dying custom
THE practice of crippling the feet of little girls in China is happily being discontinued. It did obtain universal acceptance amongst the Chinese…
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The way we were
In the early editions of The far East, children were invited to send their photographs and their letters to "Maureen" at The Far East. Maureen…
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What colour will the Church be
Organisers of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing describe how they want to add Chinese colours to the event. They revealed their plans during an interview…
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Come at once, Father!
Fr Hank Beninati, a Maryknoller* from Connecticut USA is still on mission in Yangji, the prefecture of Jilian, North eastern China. He has spent…
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Migrant life on stage
On one occasion the rehearsal was interrupted as the narrator broke down while describing family farewells at Manila airport. It's her own story.
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From rubbish to riches
The foil fruit drink pouch is the latest way to deliver and sell drinks in the Philippines. They are fast replacing bottled drinks as the most…
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Reflection - Try a Little Tenderness
Sometimes the advertisement gets it right. Not in the way the designer had it in mind, focussed on promoting the product, but their words open…
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Mission World
Australia's network of Catholic diocesan youth pastoral co-ordinators is working intensely in view of the 23rd World Youth Day in Sydney in July…
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From the Director - A splendid cause
Every St Columban's Day when I was a seminarian we would sing this song and dream of China, Asia, Latin America and the "splendid cause" to which…
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Columban goes home
Fr Dan O'Connor wrote this reflection on his years working as a Columban priest in New Zealand after working in Pakistan for 13 years. He spent…
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An unbroken Catechist
It's a blessing if a person, a family, a community manages to break out of economic poverty. Few do. The fact is it needs a person, poor himself,…
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Old age a gifted time
I thank God for old age. I feel blessed in my old age, more blessed than in other stages of my life. In some ways I am more peaceful; I have…
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