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Sep 20, 2024

The Far East - September/October 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.

Finding home in God's creation

A Journey of return, reflection and renewal
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Risking all for Christ

“As a missionary, you don’t undertake a ministry for life. You start it with a view to handing it over. So, I began to dialogue with different…
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A little girl from Narulang

Time passed by, but her condition didn’t change. I encouraged the mother to bring her daughter to the hospital again.
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Reflection - Spiritual reflections on the natural world – ecology spaces in China

Emerging from these workshops in China, the Columbans initiated a project to establish ecology spaces at retreat houses, pastoral centres and…
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A Season for everything

Visiting my Columban colleagues in various countries has strengthened my belief that living an ordinary life well is, in fact, something extraordinary.
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Scorched lands and lost biodiversity

Columbans' legacy amid Chile’s deadliest wildfires
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"Like Father, Like Son”

“When I have a difficult time, God always sends someone to help me. I remember this sergeant in the army. Then there were the Chief of Police,…
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Better than a distant relative

The Korean proverb “A neighbour nearby is better than a distant relative” highlights that neighbours can be more reliable and helpful in times…
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PREDA - Offers a safe home to ninety children

At Preda, they can continue their studies and have a full life until safe and secure reintegration. They receive financial assistance from Preda…
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Synodality in action

Synodality for them is not a difficult or strange word. Rather, it is based on one of the key cultural values of Fijians: solesolevaki (collaborating…
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