E-News - Vol.5 No.6
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From the Director - Our human face One of our aims for all Columban publications has always been to publish stories about people in cultures other than our own and to put a human face to them even as missionary attitudes changed through the years. (more) |
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A monk swimming I have had little experience living among Buddhists - most of my interreligious experience has been living among Muslims in Pakistan - so the five days in Bangkok was a new world for me. (more) |
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The man, the priest, the missionary In 1953, Fr Philip Crosbie and Bishop Quinlan were released through Moscow. Until then they had been presumed dead. Upon his return to Australia, Fr Philip wrote of his extraordinary experiences as a prisoner. (more) |
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'The Far East' goes audio Supporting people with vision impairment is close to Villa Maria’s heart. The organisation was founded as the Catholic Braille Writers' Association in 1907 by Louisa Fawkner a partially blind early colonist of Melbourne who worked tirelessly to have Catholic literature transcribed into Braille. (more) |
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You are not a bossy priest I have seen so much drug related violence and killing and yet families seem to be so resilient. It’s as if they grieve ‘on the run’. They quickly get back into life with a dogged determination. (more) |
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Reflection - The path is made by walking Each day, life silently poses questions to us about our path: “Who are you exactly?” "What is important to you?" "Who is most dear to you?" "What do you believe in?" (more) |
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Columban Prayer Books Beautifully illustrated prayer books now available: - In Loving Memory - Lord, Handle Me With Care - Lord, I Need Your Healing Touch - Lord, Make Haste To Help Me - Thank You - Giving Thanks Available individually or in sets of 4 or 6. To order please visit our online Shopping Cart or download an order form or email us at: prayerbooks@columban.org.au. |
While fingers may be pointed at Philippine military it is more likely that the hired killer that parked his motor bike outside the house of father Pops on the morning of October 17, walked up to him and shot him point blank as he was getting into his car, had the mark of an experienced trained assassin.
