Editorial - Create a clean heart in me
It is hard to understand how people who kill women and children, whether they are soldiers or not, can go home and live an ordinary life with…
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No need for hangover cure
All the Irish received an invitation to a reception in the Irish Embassy at 6:30pm. I presumed it would be just an affair for the Irish residents…
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Only small children smile
The dark, mosquito and cockroach-ridden cells have witnessed many acts of brutality by prison officers over the years dispensing "Fijian justice"…
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Traveller extraordinaire
A spanner fell in the works. Air Bagan reputed to be the best private airline in Myanmar cancelled my flight to Myitkyina and then cancelled…
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Japanese Ingenuity
The garage door breaks down. I can't open or close it except by hand and backbreaking effort. I call the phone number of the company indicated…
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Reflection - The scandal of grace
Many of us, if we are honest, will admit to a feeling of empathy with the elder brother of the prodigal son (Lk 15). Here he is, the dutiful…
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Pakistan revisited
I was moved by the genuine welcome and hospitality of Columbans and people who live in harsh and adverse conditions, by their efforts to live…
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Free at last
In cutting hedges and pruning the trees around the centre, Sam found an outlet for his energy and began to leave behind some of the mental baggage…
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An evening with Mrs Misho
For a second, I wondered if I had heard her say these words. I was confused as to why she had said them. But when I looked into her eyes, I knew…
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Mission World
'From the valley of tears, from blood-drenched Gaza, whose one and a half million residents have been robbed of the joy they once had in their…
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From the Director - Missionaries need big minds and hearts
The Church exists, not for its own sake, but for the sake of God's Reign which is breaking into our world in many ways and many places, often…
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A good news story
Alone, Magda has managed to look after her children by washing clothes three days a week. She earns about 250 soles (AUD$90) per month. With…
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There is hope
The Earth today is crying out, groaning under the effects of profligate human behavior. This is why the late Pope John Paul II and now Pope Benedict…
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The Way We Were - A new mission field for St Columbans
The Far East in 1933 announced the exciting news of an exciting new mission to Korea. We are thankful to God and honoured by the Holy See in…
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