Last year, I was visiting Monasterboice, an Irish monastic settlement that dates back to the fifth century, with a group of Australian pilgrims who were on pilgrimage in…
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Reflecting on his visit to small-town America, one writer listed some of the very appealing traits of that society – the warmth of the people, their politeness, their way…
Leprosy - that dreadful word
causing terror in the heart
bad enough to live with rotting flesh
but even worse to be among the living dead
Fr. Chris Saenz is a native of Bellevue, Nebraska, and belongs to the Missionary Society of St.
During the years between 1972 and 1975, I was pastor of a parish in Seoul, Korea.
Columban Fr. Frank Hoare shared this page from his missionary diary:
April 16, 1992
I have many aspirations in life. Some of them I have already achieved. I am happy every time I achieve a goal.
Who is she? We asked our grandmother pointing to my mother. “My sister. You are the teacher.” My grandmother mumbled and whispered in her already weak voice.
Milly Hampson is eleven years old. She lives with her parents Darren and Beatriz in a tower block of flats overlooking the River Mersey in a rather unfashionable part of…
This spring a pair of great horned owls took over a large nest in a tree not too far from the Narragansett Bay shoreline. As one would expect before too long little…
For more than a year I spent most of my time visiting the elderly. I would say that meeting the different types of elderly is interesting and enjoyable, but needs a lot of…
When was the last time I said "I love you" to my dad? Have I thanked him lately? How long has it been since I prayed for him?