From the Editor - Momentous News
As well as the momentous news from Myanmar, this June issue of The Far East offers many other interesting stories from around the world.
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Positive news out of Myanmar
Columban Frs Patrick O'Donoghue & Fr Neil Magill tell us about Easter in Myanmar after 50 years and a poignant visit
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Summer in the city
Columban Fr Michael Hoban shares a story of children in the poblaciones of Chile
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Reflection - Letter from Lima
Melbourne born and raised, Columban Fr Bernard Lane has worked for many decades in Lima, Peru. We publish below excerpts from his 2016 Easter…
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What an achievement!
On March 18, 2016, staff and students from St Christopher’s Primary School, Airport West, Melbourne, presented a cheque for $36,935.32 to Fr…
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Walkathon raises $12,000
St Vincent de Paul Primary School, Strathmore, Victoria, has come up with a novel way to raise money in support of a reforestation project amongst…
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A memorable train ride
Columban Lay Missionary, Lenette Toledo from the Philippines, shares with us a memorable train trip from Mandalay to Yangon, Myanmar.
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Mission World - June 2016
UN welcomes Pope's solidarity with refugees
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From the Director - To go or stay
All of these decisions were difficult to make. They were heroic decisions affecting and changing the lives of and the people with whom they worked…
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It's not all doom and gloom
Hannah Cifuentes worked as the Assistant Network Coordinator and Publications Officer in the Columban Mission Institute’s Centre for Peace, Ecology…
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What does a semi-retired Catholic priest do?
Because of its size and destructiveness the one in Parola was a terrifying experience for those who had been forced to make their homes there.
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DivestInvest Conference
The reality of human induced climate change was accepted as was its increasing negative impacts on the world, but how to respond financially…
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Your Columban Legacy
Your Columban Legacy “Do what you can” Bishop Edward J Galvin
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