Columban Lay Missionary Ana Flores is working with displaced people in Mindanao, Philippines. Flores has organized a sewing program in the…
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House of Welcome
One of most intriguing yet mysterious images that Jesus uses in His proclamation of the Good News is, “The Kingdom of God!” Our faith teaches us that the Kingdom is within all of us - and it is in you! It is among you! It is already, but not yet! It always grows like the smallest and simplest things in our daily lives. If we truly believe, God will achieve things through us that will go far beyond our wildest imaginings. Thanks to you and other benefactors, Columban missionaries continue to bring the promise of hope, salvation and a ...
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From the Director
Economic Realities
Growing up in a Midwestern middle-class family, I was unaware of the economic realities outside of my world. Obviously, my parents worked hard to put a meal on the table and earn a living. My father taught me the value of saving up for a rainy day, and as I got older, explained to me about retirement funds such as the 401k. Often, I would watch new stories of extreme poverty in other parts of the world and was baffled why people, who were so poor, would have large families. After all, feeding all those mouths was costly and if you had little, how could you take the risk of having so…