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Reflections

  A great welcome for ourselves

Oct 12, 2016
As missionaries we are called to be with people, patiently waiting to discern with them what the Spirit is calling us all to.
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A great welcome for ourselves

  Being a priest is a grace, not a privilege

Sep 13, 2016
Two newly ordained Columban priests in Chile, Rafael Ramírez and Gonzalo Bórquez, share their missionary insights.
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Being a priest is a grace, not a privilege

  Pope Francis - A Church "called to form consciences"

Aug 15, 2016
Pope Francis is confident that we can trust the consciences of the faithful. God wants to help us all make good decisions.
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Pope Francis - A Church

  A missionary journey

Jul 13, 2016
Fr Gerry Neylon shares with The Far East magazine his missionary journey over 43 years in three different Columban missions.
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A missionary journey

  Letter from Lima

Jun 10, 2016
Melbourne born and raised, Columban Fr Bernard Lane has worked for many decades in Lima, Peru. We publish below excerpts from his 2016 Easter letter written at the beginning of April which was sent to family and friends.
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Letter from Lima

  Shusaku Endo, the silence of God, the presence of God

May 04, 2016
Endo maintains that it is the human experience of weakness and failure in our lives that can give us new depth in understanding Jesus and Christianity.
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Shusaku Endo, the silence of God, the presence of God

  Late for school

Apr 12, 2016
No bread, no lunch, no money - a daily occurence
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Late for school

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