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Jan 29, 2024

The Far East - January/February 2024

The Far East Magazine is published 8 times a year by St Columbans Mission Society. It features articles and photographs by Columban Missionaries from those countries where the missionaries work. The magazine was originally launched to promote mission interest in Catholic homes in Australia and New Zealand. The Far East Magazine is a major fundraiser for Columban Missionaries and was first published in Australia on 15th October, 1920.

From the Director - A Synodal Church in mission

The Report reminds us that “the preferential option for the poor is implicit in Christological faith: Jesus, poor and humble, befriended people…
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Generous giving and going

Responding to this generosity, Fr Blowick wrote in the Far East: “Little did you think as you sent us your donation – small or great as it may…
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A burst of light

Help us help more young people. Be a “burst of light” for our young people here in Myanmar.
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Reflection - A stranger welcomed

I realise that I underestimated the generosity of our donors, particularly their capacity to welcome a stranger like me.
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Women and children and small acts of kindness

.. I realised that the more important things in life are these small acts of kindness. After all, wasn’t that the purpose of my studies? Women…
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Karachi Archdiocese Diamond Jubilee Celebration

On May 20, 2023, the Diocese of Karachi reached 75 years. Established on May 24, 1948, the Inaugural Mass of the Jubilee Year was celebrated…
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Promoting human flourishing: On Mission with the Columbans

We had both received threats for supporting the rights of the poor and opposing the evildoers. That is the lot of a missionary.
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To hide a priest … and a King

Fr John Boles visits Moseley Old Hall in Staffordshire, where in the 17th century, a remarkable priest ministered in secret - and even hid a…
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Jumping into the experience of Cross-Cultural Mission

I think it is through a life of faith that God's will is accomplished through us.
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Kachin Catholics make their mark on Myanmar’s Strife-Torn Frontier - Part 2

Sr Choi, from Korea, founded Community Healthcare and Development (CHAD), which has reached out to people in remote villages to provide basic…
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