From the Director - Deep faith is a gift from God
People of deep faith don't have much to show for the treasure, God's presence, that dwells in them but they give us hope because God is almost…
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From the Editor - Bloom where you are planted
Let us remember all those called to a missionary vocation. Let each of us try to discover our own missionary vocation that God continues to reveal…
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Wedded to the Church of the Pacific
In this special Vocations Issue of The Far East, Fr Donal tells us something about life as a Missionary Priest and how he became wedded to the…
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Give thanks in all things
Last year New Zealand Columban Fr Patrick McMullan celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination to priesthood. Looking back over those years,…
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Reflection - The power of being powerless
“What is the hardest thing about working with people in poverty?” The question stumped me a bit and made me think... ...“the feeling of being…
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The barrio
I am constantly challenged by the message of the Gospel and the forceful examples that Jesus used to insist that “the last will be first”.
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From the ends of the earth
But for me it was also a profound moment, an experience of shared communion, two missionaries, from different ends of the world, meeting in Rome.
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Eduardo and Rosa's mission
Eduardo and Rosa Cueto are a married couple in their 40s. This is the story of their mission to the Pehuenche People, one of Chile's indigenous…
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Mission World - August 2013
Beatification for Vietnamese Cardinal
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Hiking home during "hunger season"
Mercy Gawason, a Subanan woman, shares with us her story and the importance of the Subanan Craft Project.
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Poor pay price for our cheap clothing
Columban Fr Sean McDonagh writes about the Bangladesh Clothing Industry.
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Nothing in vain
Columban Sr Julietta Choi shares her vocation story.
“God knows what He is about…He does nothing in vain…
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Committed to emerging Church
Columbans everywhere are privileged to form such relationships with the people they come to know and serve.
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