From the Editor - Offering one's life for Christ
On behalf of all Columbans and staff members of The Far East magazine, we wish all our readers a holy Christmas and Happy New Year.
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Fr Shay Cullen wins major humanitarian award
Well-known Irish Columban missionary Fr Shay Cullen has been selected as this year's winner of the 'Hugh O'Flaherty Humanitarian Award'.
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Christmas in Myanmar
Columban Sister Margaret Murphy recalls how they celebrate the coming of the Christ Child in Myanmar. Donate to the 2016 Christmas Appeal.
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Reflection - Old story always new
Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left that night for Egypt, where they stayed until the death of Herod. (Mt: 2.14)
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Pages from a missionary diary
Columban Fr Frank Hoare, who has spent many decades in Fiji, shares with us several humorous occasions from his missionary life there.
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Peru was far beyond anything I could have ever imagined
Erl Dylan J. Tabaco, a Columban seminarian from the Philippines, spent two years in Peru as part of his formation for missionary priesthood.…
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A Subanen woman's story
Mercy Gawason tells her story to Columban Fr George Hogarty.
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Mission World - November/December 2016
Columban Missionaries pledge to divest from fossil fuels
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From the Director - The work of Christmas
Christmas is a holy feast when we contemplate the amazing fact that Jesus Christ was sent by God to come and live with us and change the way…
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Sydney’s Youth Model Interfaith Harmony, Justice & Compassion to the World
In September 2016, over 300 young people from diverse faith backgrounds met in Sydney for the largest interfaith event for young people in Australia.
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1916 - Birth of a nation and of an Irish missionary movement
As Columbans prepare in 2018 to celebrate the centenary of their foundation in Ireland, Columban
Fr Frank Hoare explores their origins in the…
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Your Columban Legacy
Your Columban Legacy “Do what you can” Bishop Edward J Galvin
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