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St Columbans Mission — 500 episodes

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3 Life on a platter

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7 A look across the border

3

01 From the Director - Light in the darkness

4

9 A shoot from the stump: life, loss and mission

5

10 Art Mission and Care for all creations

6

5 A Covenant with God

7

6 Becoming Children Again

8

12 Mission World - Internet Technology

9

11 The spiritual message of causative verbs

10

8 Gods presence in challenges

11

4 Reflection - The flight of the Pelican

12

2 The Path of Patience and Joy

13

A humble and compassionate caregiver

14

Warmi Huasi - Empowering Women, children and communities in Peru

15

A step into the light

16

A day will last forever

17

Reflection - Jubilee 2025: A call for hope and restoration amidst Myanmar’s Crisis

18

8 Still on Mission

19

Opening a clinic for migrants in Juarez

20

From the Director - Even new beginnings

21

The seven million booklet miracle

22

Mission World - Don’t forget the poor

23

Memories of a welcoming church

24

Working with North Korean refugees

25

Our Columban Experience at the Australian Catholic Youth Festival

26

8-9 Reflection – Making the best of Advent

27

22 Mission World - Dialogue with nones

28

16-17 One cross at a time

29

14-15 Being Columban and being brown

30

18 70 Years with Fr Barry Cairns

31

20-21 On Holy Ground where cultures meet and God speaks

32

1 From the Director – A living homily

33

19 The Power of Sacred Icons

34

4-5 A heartwarming Christmas experiences in Pakistan

35

12-13 Standing with migrants and creation in Taiwan

36

6-7 Teaching hope - Journeying with displaced children in Peru

37

10-11 A Christmas journey to the far shore

38

03 From the Director - Integrating our shadows to heal the world

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22 Are digital missionaries real missionaries + intentions

40

4-5 Ten years on – The cry of refugees still rings out

41

14-15 In search of our roots

42

10-11 Pope Leo XIV’S Peruvian Roots

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12-13 Raising awareness on God’s Biodiverse Creation

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18-19 Play the game of your life

45

6-7 Hope beyond the fields

46

20-21 In loving memory of David Butler

47

16-17 At 94, Still in Japan! Why?

48

8-9 Reflection - The call to serve does not grow faint with the passing years

49

Kilfenoras Korean Connection

50

Hope is what keep us going

51

3 My Miracle Cure - A privilage to pray

52

Mission World - Communication and World Mission

53

Why Birmingham

54

From the Director - The miracle of pentecost today

55

Reflection - A conclave of hope and a call for peace

56

World Refugee Day: "Solidarity with refugees"

57

Beginnings and Endings

58

Faith and Transformation

59

Sindh housing project for flood affectees

60

10 Mirrihue Alto

61

7 Memories that inspire mission

62

The Golden Land

63

4 Reflection From far to near egypt - M Shawky

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12 Mission World - Good news from afar

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3 Returning Remembering Renewed - Chrissie F

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FTD - The Heart of the Nicene Creed marking the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea

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9 Celebrating a faithful journey

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8 A life poured out with poor in korea

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5 Messing about in Boats - J Burger

70

11 China FC Programs

71

6 Gold in the Gravel

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01_The_Far_East_January_February_2025

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08_The_Columban__The_Saint_and_The_Hermit

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06_Words_and_deeds

75

05_Reflection - Mugs of hope

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07_A_sweaty_Sunday

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10_Led_by_faith

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11_From_simplicity_to_mission

79

12_Teacher_Ou

80

15_Mission World_Migrants_as_Missionaries

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13_Signed_and_sealed_by_The_Holy_Spirit

82

03_The_common_good

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04_A_little_wish

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14_A_long_and_fruitful_life

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09_Go_ye_afar

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02_From_The_Director - Trusting in God in 2025

87

12_50_years__Fr__Patrick_O_Shea

88

11_New_life_in_Sierra_Madre

89

10_Firm_in_faith

90

09_Every_child_is_born_with_rights

91

08_A_Christmas_present_from_St__Joseph

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07_Out_of_the_mouths_of_children

93

06_Bridge_builder

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05_REFLECTION__A_little_less_than_angels

95

04_A_tribute_to_an_unsung_hero

96

03_New_Oceania_leadership

97

02_The_enduring_act_of_ministry

98

01_The_Far_East_November_December_2024

99

13_Cross_cultural_mission

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The_Far_East_September_October_2024

101

Finding home in God's creation

102

Risking all for Christ

103

A little girl from Narulang

104

Reflection - Spiritual reflections on the natural world – ecology spaces in China

105

A season for everything

106

Scorched lands & lost biodiversity

107

Like father, like son.

108

Better than a distant relative

109

PREDA offers a safe home to 90 children

110

Synodality in action

111

Mission World - Missiology in the context of world Christianity

112

Scorched lands & lost biodiversity

113

Mission World - Writing about World Mission

114

Mission, Ecumenism & cricket in Rome

115

Meaning life for senior citizens

116

"It's in the box"

117

A letter from Taiwan

118

Jemuel's story

119

Discovering Myanmar with Fr Frank Hoare: Part 2

120

A journey of faith and creativity

121

Reflection - Small things with great love

122

The key to my own home

123

Don't you care we're going down?

124

The Gift of Change

125

The Far East - August 2024

126

New Society Leader for The Columbans

127

The_Far_East_July_2024

128

Why do Missionaries Pray?

129

The simple joys of a priest

130

St. Bernadette's school for educational growth

131

Doves symbolise the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday

132

Message of Joy

133

Discovering Myanmar with Fr Frank Hoare: Part 1

134

Celebrating 60 years of faithful service - Fr Don Hornsey

135

Fr. Sean O'Connor marks 60th anniversary of ordination

136

Honouring 60 years of Missionary service - Fr Anthony McCarthy

137

The earth is our common home

138

A challenging encounter

139

Interfaith dialogue, learning to respect the ways of others

140

The Bible in diverse mission contexts

141

The_Far_East_July_2024

142

Why do Missionaries Pray?

143

The simple joys of a priest

144

New Society Leader for The Columbans

145

St. Bernadette's school for educational growth

146

Doves symbolise the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday

147

Message of Joy

148

Discovering Myanmar with Fr Frank Hoare: Part 1

149

Celebrating 60 years - Fr Don Hornsey

150

Fr. Sean O'Connor marks 60th anniversary of ordination

151

Honouring 60 years of Missionary service -Fr Anthony McCarthy

152

The earth is our common home

153

A challenging encounter

154

Interfaith dialogue, learning to respect the ways of others

155

The_Far_East_June_2024

156

From the Director - Newly ordained Columbans

157

Giving means receiving

158

Strengthening Communities - Warmi Hausi Report

159

Reflection - The Dogwood Tree

160

The joy & excitement of baptism

161

Action-packed week delights sixty children

162

Regina

163

Caring for caregivers

164

Would you do it again?

165

A continuing "sister" act

166

Shining brightly together

167

Columban mission in Korea: War & Peace

168

Mission World - June 2024

169

The_Far_East_June_2024

170

From The Director

171

Giving means receiving

172

Reflection - The dogwood tree

173

Action-packed week delights sixty children

174

Regina

175

The_Far_East_May_2024

176

From the Director - St Joseph the Workers - With a father's love

177

Chanda is walking

178

Living with the saints

179

Reflection - Trailblazer in China

180

Mission accomplished

181

Many strings to his bow

182

Hiroko Part 2

183

A way of wondering and searching

184

Spring in the jungle

185

A Kuya

186

The unique journey of Fr. John Wanaurny

187

Mission World - Inculturating the Gospel

188

The Far East March 2024

189

From The Director -Easter Hope

190

When Our Lady changed her mantle

191

Divine Bonds

192

Reflection - Holy Week-In memory of her

193

From Lisbon to St. Luke's

194

Parola-Manila's "Beacon of Hope"

195

Hiroko-Part 1

196

Walking the path

197

My first Mission assignment

198

Embarking on the journey

199

The 800th anniversary of The Franciscans

200

The potential of uncertainty

201

Mission World - The contexts of Mission

202

The Far East January_February 2024

203

From the Director - A Synodal Church in mission

204

Generous giving and going

205

A burst of light

206

Reflection - A stranger welcomed

207

Women and children and small acts of kindness

208

Karachi Archdiocese Diamond Jubilee Celebration

209

Promoting human flourishing: On Mission with the Columban

210

To hide a priest and a King

211

Jumping into the experience of Cross-Cultural Mission

212

Kachin Catholics make their mark on Myanmar’s Strife-Torn Frontier - Part 2

213

A life unlike our own can be our teacher

214

Mission World - JanFeb 2024

215

Karachi Archdiocese Diamond Jubilee Celebration

216

Promoting human flourishing: On Mission with the Columbans

217

To hide a priest … and a King

218

Jumping into the experience of Cross-Cultural Mission

219

Kachin Catholics make their mark on Myanmar’s Strife-Torn Frontier - Part 2

220

A life unlike our own can be our teacher

221

Mission World - January/February 2024

222

The_Far_East_Nov_Dec_2023

223

From the Director - Let the child in the manger challenge us

224

Let Heaven and Nature sing

225

Christmas in Lima, Peru

226

A grieving mother is consoled

227

Reflection - Advent Retreat - Joyful Surprise

228

My dream of priesthood

229

Partner in mission since the age of 10

230

A mother's anguish

231

A young woman's faith journey

232

My life’s vocation as a guidance counsellor

233

Kachin Catholics make their mark on Myanmar’s strife-torn frontier

234

Columban mission in the provence of Kangwon

235

Mission World - World mission & neo-colonialism

236

The_Far_East_September_October_2023

237

From the Director - Season of Creation

238

The joy and sorrows of volunteering

239

Sindh housing project for the flood affected

240

My world mission Sunday

241

Reflection - Love your enemies

242

Mission in Los Andes

243

Sr. Ashwena Apao's vocation story

244

Arts & crafts. Incarnation of the good news

245

St. Bernadette's childrens' home

246

A missionary vocation

247

A different Church

248

What's in a name?

249

Proverbs in mission

250

Mission World - World mission & postcolonialism

251

The_Far_East_September_October_2023

252

From the Director - Season of Creation

253

The joy and sorrows of volunteering

254

Sindh housing project for the flood affected

255

My world mission Sunday

256

REFLECTION Love your enemies

257

Mission in Los Andes

258

Sr. Ashwena Apao's vocation story

259

Arts & crafts. Incarnation of the good news

260

St. Bernadette's childrens' home

261

A missionary vocation

262

A different Church

263

What's in a name?

264

Proverbs in mission

265

World mission & postcolonialism

266

The_Far_East_August_2023

267

From The Director - Synod of Bishops on Synodality

268

The Lord is here

269

Visiting Tonga for the first time

270

God's Mercy

271

Kenneth Ewayan's hopes and dreams

272

Rooted in faith, family and community

273

St. Bernadette's children's centre

274

Martyr to a house divided

275

Season of Creation School Competition 2023

276

Protecting earth's web of life

277

Warmi Huasi - The future

278

Mission World - Racism and world mission

279

The_Far_East_July_2023

280

From the Director - World Day Against Trafficking In Persons

281

A saint for man

282

Ecology ministry in Uyong

283

Reflection - Injustice towards migrants is Christ crucified all over again

284

Living his best life

285

Dance of dialogue

286

The way the world should be

287

The Roman missal Urdu translation committee

288

A fruitful harvest

289

The Yatsushiro martyrs

290

Diamond Jubilarian, congratulations, Fr. Peter!

291

Mission World - July 2023 - Mission and the Interpretation of the Bible

292

The_Far_East_June_2023

293

From The Director - Columban Martyrs in Korea

294

A wedding feast and river baptism in Navala

295

Sunday or Sanday

296

Ready to leave

297

A compassionate heart

298

Warmi Huasi-the pandemic years

299

A cross-cultural missionary

300

Faith in the countryside

301

Hope for a new beginning

302

My invitation to ecological conversion

303

Celebrating Fr. John Bernard Cleary's missionary life

304

A missionary journey of hospitality - Fr Paul Carey

305

Mission World - Translating the Bible in contexts of Mission

306

The_Far_East_May_2023 - Full

307

From The Director - Celebrating our goodbyes

308

Warmi Huasi venturing out of Lima

309

The need for dialogue in Fiji

310

Dadirri-deep listening

311

Don Pancho & his cross of May

312

Finding space for God

313

Fr. Bernard's Valentine

314

Christian witness in Negros

315

The first Japanese lay missionary Lawrence Ryosai

316

Fr. Bernard Dagge - The demons and the divine

317

I am happy to be a priest

318

Translating the Bible-quite an enterprise

319

From the Director - Praying our goodbyes

320

Explosions of Grace

321

Meet two of my Missionary friends

322

REFLECTION: The mind of the faithful

323

Emmaus centres for the disabled during COVID

324

Warmi Huasi - The reading clubs

325

Mission to "The Shire"

326

Low-income families "eat bitterness"

327

Holy Saturday

328

Meet "Grandmother Nishi"

329

Fr Frank Hoare - Golden Jubilee

330

Mission World - The Bible and World Mission

331

The Far East January/February 2023

332

From the Director - New Oceania Leadership

333

The power of volunteering

334

Reflection - Return to Myanmar

335

A love affair continues

336

The beginnings of Warmi Huasi

337

A woman's contribution to Wuhan's International Catholic Community

338

A Columban priest murdered for saving Filipinos

339

We are all interconnected

340

Stick-at-ability

341

Mission World - Jan/Feb 2023 - Clarifications and challenges

342

From The Director - The Gospel of John

343

I am all yours

344

Rock-N-Rolls Tongues of fire

345

Reflection - Season of Advent

346

Emergency relief

347

A Christmas surprise

348

Jubgan Mining

349

Celebrating 60 years.....

350

Journalist missionary returns home to God

351

Columban Mission collaborators in Peru

352

Christmas in China

353

Women and children

354

Japanese Christians witness bravery....

355

Rock-n-Roll Tongues of Fire

356

Season of Advent

357

Emergency relief

358

A Christmas surprise

359

Jubgan Mining

360

Celebrating 60 years.....

361

Journalist missionary returns home to God

362

Columban Mission collaborators in Peru

363

Christmas in China

364

Women and children

365

Japanese Christians witness bravery....

366

Audio of Jahanzeb and Mabintou Speeches

367

From The Director - Laudato Si' and the Kingdom

368

Theresa-companion for a hermit

369

The marvels of creation

370

Reflection -Giving honour

371

Knowing victims of the coronavirus

372

2022 School competition submission entries

373

Christmas cards that celebrate kindness

374

The joy of accompanying young people in a parish context in Pakistan

375

Mission World - Mission Sunday

376

St. Therese of Lisieux

377

Ports of entry & departure

378

Memories of Korea

379

From The Director - Let’s be a prayerful people

380

From Real Estate to Missionary

381

The challenge to love them as they are

382

Fr. William Gerard Moran

383

Celebrating Pentecost in China

384

Primaeval knowing

385

In every crisis there is opportunity

386

Resettling God's people

387

Mission World - Ten Days of Peace in Japan

388

Servant of God & chaplain in the U.S. army

389

My friend Yanagihara Shizuo

390

Confirmation of a hard fought for faith.

391

What is important? - Coming together

392

1 From The Director - The Far East - July 2022

393

2 Living The Missionary Spirit - The Far East - July 2022

394

3 It looks like a barn! - The Far East - July 2022

395

4 Reflection - Participation - making space for grace - The Far East - July 2022

396

5 World Day against trafficking persons - The Far East - July 2022

397

6 Ministry of Presence - The Far East - July 2022

398

7 Enliven The Church with.... - The Far East - July 2022

399

8 Mission World - The Far East - July 2022

400

9 Walking in faith in Wuhan - The Far East - July 2022

401

10 Migrants are people - The Far East - July 2022

402

11 Sacred song and dance - The Far East - July 2022

403

12 Call to be lay missionaries - The Far East - July 2022

404

The_Far_East_June_2022

405

From The Director - Living in a changing Church

406

The joy of mission

407

Praying under an ancient shadow

408

Reflection - Nonviolence or non-existence?

409

A proud Columban legacy to Myanmar

410

Good morning Saya

411

Nurturing my mission vocation

412

Mission World - June 2022 - The laity, the leaven of the world

413

Spring of youth brings birth to new life

414

The invisible luggage of the migrant heart

415

Stoicism and courage in the face of wind

416

A diamond anniversary for an exemplary missionary

417

From The Director - The Far East - May 2022

418

The Kovardo Cross - The Far East - May 2022

419

Reflection - The Synodal path - The Far East - May 2022

420

Even one meal a day brings comfort - The Far East - May 2022

421

Music a bridge across boundaries - The Far East - May 2022

422

Walk in faith - The Far East - May 2022

423

An interrupted mission - The Far East - May 2022

424

Fifty years a Columban - The Far East - May 2022

425

From the Director - The Far East - March/April 2022

426

Easter Vigil in Wuhan - The Far East - March/April 2022

427

An unnoticed displacement crisis - The Far East - March/April 2022

428

Holy week reflection - The Far East - March/April 2022

429

They're not as young as........ - The Far East - March/April 2022

430

Way of the cross in Seoul - The Far East - March/April 2022

431

My homeland across the sea - The Far East - March/April 2022

432

Mission World - The Far East - March/April 2022

433

The road to Emmaus - The Far East - March/April 2022

434

A quest for freedom - The Far East - March/April 2022

435

Proclaiming mission in a language... - The Far East - March/April 2022

436

A story of joy and blessing -The Far East - March/April 2022

437

From The Director - The Far East - January/February 2022

438

Pandemic piles suffering on suffering - The Far East - January/February 2022

439

Serenity is - The Far East - January/February 2022

440

A city draws its life from the sea - The Far East - January/February 2022

441

The dream of the Amazon - The Far East - January/February 2022

442

A brightlight of Karachi - The Far East - January/February 2022

443

Religions and climate change - The Far East - January/February 2022

444

Mission World - The Far East - January/February 2022

445

Meet Mr. Wakita - The Far East - January/February 2022

446

Demonising the victim - The Far East - January/February 2022

447

The taste still graces.... - The Far East - January/February 2022

448

An old photograph - The Far East - January/February 2022

449

From The Director - The Far East - November/December 2021

450

Walking to save the planet - The Far East - November/December 2021

451

Just tell them I've gone fishing - The Far East - November/December 2021

452

Dialogue: A way of being on mission - The Far East - November/December 2021

453

Christmas Eve Mass in Xiantao - The Far East - November/December 2021

454

Protecting Earth's diversity - The Far East - November/December 2021

455

Migrant ministry during a pandemic - The Far East - November/December 2021

456

Mission World - The Far East - November/December 2021

457

Sweat on your Christmas tinsel - The Far East - November/December 2021

458

Christmas with a Hindu flavor - The Far East - November/December 2021

459

Peter Kavanagh's elbow - The Far East - November/December 2021

460

Solidaridad-Community spirit - The Far East - November/December 2021

461

From the Director - The pandemic is an opportunity - The Far East - October 2021

462

From mind to heart - The Far East - October 2021

463

No more war, never again war - The Far East - October 2021

464

Acts of the Apostles - The Far East - October 2021

465

Please listen to my story - The Far East - October 2021

466

Kitchens in the sky - The Far East - October 2021

467

We were all strangers once - The Far East - October 2021

468

Mission World - The Far East - October 2021

469

The burden of the Gospel - The Far East - October 2021

470

One of a kind ordination - The Far East - October 2021

471

Mosquitoes and Mission - The Far East - October 2021

472

Finding positives in the pandemic - The Far East - October 2021

473

Feel at home - The Far East - October 2021

474

From The Director - The Far East - September 2021

475

Violence cannot kill hope - The Far East - September 2021

476

Renewing God’s Household in Chile - The Far East - September 2021

477

Doctor, merchant, missionary - The Far East - September 2021

478

…of football and welcome of the stranger - The Far East - September 2021

479

Subanen Christmas in the world God loves - The Far East - September 2021

480

Murder of landless farm worker - The Far East - September 2021

481

A picture speaks a thousand words - The Far East - September 2021

482

Mission World - The Far East - September 2021

483

Mission moves on - The Far East - September 2021

484

The Season Of Creation - The Far East - September 2021

485

Protecting diversity - The Far East - September 2021

486

A life lived on the line to save others mourned - The Far East - September 2021

487

From The Director - The Far East - August 2021

488

Constant flame of love - The Far East - August 2021

489

New deacons in Manila - The Far East - August 2021

490

Reflection - Like the lotus - The Far East - August 2021

491

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - The Far East - August 2021

492

Missionaries are migrants - The Far East - August 2021

493

Two communities one Church - The Far East - August 2021

494

Mission World - The Far East - August 2021

495

Hands of Mercy project - The Far East - August 2021

496

St Peter St Paul's embrace of peace - The Far East - August 2021

497

A fertile dig - The Far East - August 2021

498

A blessed life - The Far East - August 2021

499

From the editor - The Far East - July 2021

500

“Only we do it.” Palliative Care in Pakistan - The Far East - July 2021