From the Director - Awake to our own beauty
An important lesson I have learnt in life is that we all need to receive love to be able to love in a healthy and lasting way.
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Away from home
Lying in bed that night was one of the hardest moments in my life. I was in a country where everything was different from my own. I didn't know…
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My other mother
The only person left in the world to call me "Da erzi," "(my) big son" died at the beginning of the week. Zhou Rui Lan was well into her 80s…
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Church made by muscle
The villagers had a five year plan for building the church. They raised the money; they built the church in 14 months as well as attending to…
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Terrific sign of life
The feast of St James was celebrated on the July 25 in the parish of Yanaoca, Peru. This year the parish feast day was organised by the whole…
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Listen and learn
Seeing my reaction he put his arm around my shoulder just like a father comforting his child, saying, "Ate (Auntie) May, it's okay! Three is…
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God is a specialist
Those living in a multi-faith society should always remember the words of the great World War II martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He said, "God wanted…
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Reflection - Life is difficult
Direct and honest, it's a reality worth mulling over. Because, though we all know and have experienced that life is indeed hard, nevertheless…
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Ramadan is a fast
The actual day on which to complete the fast depends on sighting the new moon. When sighted, loud sirens declare that the fasting days are over.…
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Mission World - July, 2009
The annual Tiananmen Square commemoration attracted over 150,000 people in Hong Kong's Victoria Park to mark the 20th anniversary of the violent…
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Tale of two Robinsons
Most people have heard of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, reputedly the first true novel in the English language. Fewer realise that the story…
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On a priest shortage
The Japanese magazine Yomiuri Weekly reported on July 20 the number of priests in Japan dropped about 82% from the years 1970 to 2005. When that…
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The way we were - Burma Farewell
The people, he said, wanted them to stay on, not because they could still help so much - help that was badly needed, but simply because the people…
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