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The Far East - September/October 2025

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.

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From the Director - Integrating our shadows to heal the world

Let us see the whole picture, where each person plays a necessary part. Let us reconcile the wolves fighting within our hearts - and within our…
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Ten years on - The cry of refugees still rings out

The Columbans have taken on the daily running of Fatima House, while our partner organisations manage other aspects of the project. Over the…
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Hope beyond the fields

As missionaries, we are reminded daily that the Kingdom of God often begins in the smallest of places - in a rural school, in the soft voice…
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Reflection - The call to serve does not grow faint with the passing years

To be “sheep among wolves” means to walk into the world not with worldly power, but with deep trust.
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Pope Leo XIV’s Peruvian roots

As Pope Leo himself said recently, it was the people who formed him as a bishop, through their affection, affirmation, and kindness
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Raising awareness on God’s Biodiverse Creation

The children grew in awareness of God’s Creation from a physical viewpoint. They also grew in spiritual awareness of it and the importance of…
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In search of our roots

It was truly a delight to witness the Chute family’s determination to find and honour the country of their ancestors, and to see their love for…
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At 94, I’m still in Japan! Why?

Today, at 94, I serve as “priest in residence” in a mission parish in Yokohama City. Many of my Columban confreres have returned to their home…
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Play the game of your life

I hope I can say at the end, “I have done what I could; there is no other way I could live.”
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In Loving Memory of David Butler

To those of us who were blessed to know him or to be touched by his work, David’s life is both a legacy and a challenge. He made his life a blessing…
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Mission World - Are digital missionaries real missionaries

Yes, digital missionaries resemble real missionaries, but they still have to rely on the “foreign” missionaries, those who physically go to the…
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Columban Activities - Crossword Puzzle

Columban Activities - Crossword Puzzle
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Gift in Will

Leave a gift to Columban Missionaries in your Will.
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