Archive

The Far East - July 2010

Contents

From the Director - People listen to witnesses rather than teachers

“Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.”
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Editorial - Known and trusted friends

The scriptures are clear that God is first and foremost a God of relationships. Dare I say a known and trusted friend?
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Hospitality to the world

His family’s hospitality to ‘the outsider’ had a profound effect on Columban Fr Peter O’Neill, to the extent that he dedicated his life to that…
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Orphans in a cruel world

In Myanmar HIV/AIDS is rampant causing grief and misery.
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Tea with bitter aftertaste

Some countries have customs that Westerners find abhorrent.
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Celebrating Gold

Fr Maurice O'Connor celebrates 50 years.
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Reflection - The best in all of us

Do we get what we look for? Can we change the way we look at things? Can we change?
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Farewell and thanks

Archbishop Petero Mataca, the first Indigenous Fijian Archbishop retires.
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Ordination misadventures

Fr John Griffin’s attempt to be ordained was Murphy’s Law in operation.
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Pedaling to build

They bought their tricycles, now they are buying their homes.
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Matteo Ricci

An insight into the life of an early Jesuit missionary.
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Mission World - Jul, 2010

Migrants and refugees are people like ourselves
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A bishop's story

The first time I saw 86 year old bishop John Baptist Wang was during the Easter Vigil Mass in the cathedral of his diocese.
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Recreating Andean Identity

Quechua is the language of the people and integral to their identity and culture.
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The way we were - Can Palauig be saved?

Palauig gave no sign of anything unusual. Indeed, it gave no sign of anything or anybody, for I was the first to arrive
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