From the Director – From Privilege to Pauper
Recently Pope Francis invited us to get to know the poor, whoever they are. He asks us to treat them as persons and respect them. He prays that…
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From the Editor – In their own ways
In their own ways, in different cultures and languages, amongst different peoples from one's own, Columban missionaries are called to deepen…
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Superior General writes...
We have also enhanced our efforts in Christian-Muslim relations. Furthermore we continue accompanying and defending the rights of migrants and…
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My life in Korea
Donal helped Catholic groups articulate their faith in terms of challenging structural injustice. They also sat in front of bulldozers, blocking…
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Reflection - A funeral in Japan
After death there is the solemn transferral of the body into the coffin. This small but important rite is done in the home. The priest blesses…
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50 Years of Holy Disquiet
A lovely side effect is that at 80 I feel freed from stress. I feel that I am a more effective missionary than the days of my do-it-yourself…
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Columbans back in Myanmar
Fr Pat Colgan writes about a new Columban chapter about to begin. A team of Columban missionaries will begin work in 2015 with the Kachin minority…
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Golden Jubilee of St Columban's College in Lima
Fourteen hundred pupils now enjoy fine facilities and dedicated teachers whose efforts have led to the school being given international accreditation…
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Mission World – April 2015
There are numerous problems facing the community –poverty, unemployment, drug use, violence- and a sense that the entire area is being neglected…
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A man-made disaster
A fire broke out on the edges of the city of Valparaiso, located on the coast of Chile. The unseasonably high temperature and strong winds spread…
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Fr Walter Tudor- 40th Anniversary of Ordination to Priesthood
The Far East congratulated Fr Walter as he celebrates his fortieth anniversary and wishes him God's Blessing on his ministry into the future.
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Urdu translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Officials of the Pakistan government’s Board for the National Language have praised the translation project because it represents an encounter…
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A Gift to the Faithful
The Archbishop blessed and launched the new volume, and immediately a section was read from the book of Wisdom and from the Gospel of John.
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