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The Center of the Party

I once knew a priest who was the life of the party but prone to take over any party he attended.

A Different Summer

I usually spend my summer break walking the sands and enjoying the beach but this time around I d

Redefining Communication

As part of the on-going formation and education of Columban lay missionaries, I was privileged to

The Loving Father and Two Sons

Fifty years ago I was pastor of an "old Christian" community on Amakusa Island in the far south o

A Pioneer Returns

It was a great joy for me to be invited, two years ago, to return to Santiago, Chile, to celebrat

The Mysterious Journey

As a teenager I browsed whatever reading materials were left around my home: Sunday newspapers th

Border People Dream Too

In the 1980s before the onset of cheap air fares and the free movement of people introduced by the European Union Irish immigrants in London were…

Why is That Day Called "Good" Friday?

In my early days as a missionary in Fiji, I worked mainly among the Hindu Indo-Fijians around the

Glimmers of Light

When I was sixteen years old, my father was diagnosed with cancer and died ten weeks later.

Compassionate Mission

I still have vivid memories of my first awakening in Lima, Peru, on June 24, 1971.