I remember when I arrived in Pakistan that I was struck by how it was such a very different environment. I sensed I had to be cautious all the time. People were staring at…
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An old man and his faithful friend, their steps may falter, but they amble along, each step, a dance with the years gone by, underneath the open, endless sky, in the quiet…
I was warned beforehand. They had ambushed Columban Fr. Ed Quinn when he was serving at Nabala/Vudibasoga. While drinking yaqona after Mass someone distracted him. Yaqona…
I have been attending a training of trainers at the Methodist Conference Center in Nadave, Fiji. This is a spin-off from the ECREA National Peace Conference held…
As I read Matthew 16:21-27, I can sympathize with Peter. Jesus is demanding His disciples to understand that His journey to Jerusalem, His suffering, death and…
Because of the surge of migrants coming to El Paso, Texas, I started volunteering with various shelters. Mostly I cooked for them, visited them at their tents to give food…
After spending over a year in India from February 1979 to March 1980 I began to understand the reverence that Hindus gave to the cow and the importance for them of not…
Chile’s “Mega Drought” is the longest registered in its history, over fourteen years to date. In fact, Chile finds itself in the top ten countries most vulnerable to the…
When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the Commandments, his face was radiant. It was so bright that he had to cover it with a veil. Radiant was the…
Fifty years seems like a long time when you are young. I remember many years ago attending one Columban priest’s 50th anniversary celebration at which he said, “Half my…
Unless we are an exception to the rule, most people feel very happy when they are made feel welcome. One of the nicest things in life is to meet an open, warm, friendly,…
Sukh Deo is a Hindu married to a Catholic wife. They live in an interior settlement far from town. As we chatted he told me of an incident when he was a boy. In those days…