Editorial - Coming to terms
When the first shock is over, coming to terms with what has happened is a crucial part of recovery. Victims need the support of organisations…
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Almsgiving
As I would pass by the many small restaurants known as, 'hotels' I would always see a line of poor, ragged people sitting on the pavement outside.…
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Doing hard time
What saddens me most is the injustice of the way many of their cases are handled, totally ignoring their rights as human beings. Sometimes I…
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Bushfire chaplaincy in the thick of it
First, I am attempting to support the priests and leadership teams of the affected parishes, including the schools, so that these people may…
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Columban Partnership Program
St Kilda/West Elwood parish has raised $35,000 in the last six years and after two visits to the Philippines decided to give the money to the…
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Reflection - Living the word
Think too of the neighbour who helps you with a difficult child, the stranger who stops to assist you up when you stumble in the street, the…
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Funeral in a flood
Mobile phones were vital, in arranging Rupeni's burial. His grieving family received a call on Friday morning from the Nailaga mortuary that…
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The man who walked 4000kms
The extraordinary story of Fr Peter Kibe who walked 4000kms to get permission to become a priest.
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Welcoming the Spirit
In the poorer areas where we Columbans work, it requires great strength of character to steer clear of drugs and organise their communities to…
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Mission World - May, 2009
Fr Shay Cullen was honoured with the Humanitarian Award at the 2009 Meteor Ireland Music Awards at RDS, Dublin on March 17. The award included…
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From the Director - Life before death
The early Christians understood Jesus' resurrection as his vindication. Through his death and resurrection Jesus had conquered the ultimate evil,…
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My Chinese parents
My 'mother' would regularly inform me of her appreciation of me. She would say that I was far more thoughtful and understanding than her husband…
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It's OK - we have three priests
There are 60,000 people in our parish." This was a surprise to the staff at Columban Mission Centre when Fr John Hegerty spoke about his work…
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Vatican helps save GM foods
Real solutions to sustainable development and feeding the world in a time of declining oil production and rapid climate change do exist.
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The way we were - The Neighbour's Dog
A slow broad river showed up as we drew nearer to our destination. Alligators lived in rivers, I thought, remembering stories from some of our…
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