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The Far East - October, 2008

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Editorial - I have told the truth

All religions struggle with this question but we look to them to bring spiritual principles to bear that help us to discern ‘right’ from ‘wrong’…
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No wreckages of despair

“I arrived here in Lima a few days ago and was met by two Columban Fathers,” writes Father Joseph W. Shepherd, the first priest from the Auckland…
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El Monton is a dump

El Monton’ is a former garbage dump that people moved onto when they invaded the area from the mountains. Columbans are still there in 2008.
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What’s in a photo?

A little girl with her small brother strapped on her back gives us a glimpse of life in the mountains of Peru, especially for children.
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Don’t step out of line

On November 24 this year 188 Japanese martyrs will be beatified in a ceremony in Nagasaki. Preparations for the ceremony are being made across…
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Reflection - Being present to others

“You always feel he really sees you.” The woman was talking of her parish priest who had the great gift of being truly present to the person…
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Our new home

Fr Burger explains how the Columbans made the decision to move their headquarters from Ireland to Hong Kong.
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Triple trouble

Some years back, during my sojourn in Wakayaka-Kefl, Japan, for reasons I’ll never know, I was asked by the Osanaki Iesusu-kai Sisters to teach…
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The stable we share

If Jesus were to be born among suffering refugees today he would find no shortage of people to choose from. Here in the Philippines he might…
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Mission World

Philippines (UCAN) - Young people in Oriental Mindoro province claim material needs keep them from entering the priesthood, but an indigenous…
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From the Director - Power is dangerous

Recently I re-read one of my favourite books, Paul Tournier’s The Violence Inside. I first read it 25 years ago and I have never forgotten his…
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No room for arrogance

Being a missionary is all about relationships. With each you can transform people’s lives by listening to their struggles, hurts and pains, dreams,…
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Pakistan is in a vacuum

Pakistan is struggling with instability at the present time. Fr Robert McCulloch shares a few thoughts on the new Prime Minister.
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Peace on the Peninsula

I remember the first time I met Ko Tong-ju (Pio). I was going to a Mass in solidarity with conscientious objectors, in particular to support…
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