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To Pause and Wonder

"People think pleasing God is all God cares about, but any fool in the world can see he is always

A Journey of Prayer

The easiest way for me to write about prayer is to speak of my own journey with God. I say this because prayer is a particular experience for each…

The River

The river came out of the ground underneath the rocks

Not all Wounds Bleed

Recent Anzac Day commemorations in New Zealand made a special attempt to recognize that “not all wounds bleed.” There has always been great…

Do Not Be Afraid

I first met Mr. Ikehata when Rev. Tesshu, a Buddhist priest, took Columban Fr. Bede Cleary and me to meet him on a hot summer day. The four of us…

Starting from Zero

I arrived in Peru thinking that it wouldn’t be very challenging. I was sent straight away to Bolivia to learn Spanish. When I arrived there my…

The Sacred Cow

After spending over a year in India from February 1979 to March 1980 I began to understand the re

Parish Priest for the Day

The parish church of Jimenez is considered a national heritage building one of only two from Mindanao, the Philippines, the other is in Jasaan (…

My Journey in Korea

My journey in Korea as a Columban Lay Missionary can be compared with my first experience of the FOUR SEASONS – Spring, Summer, fall, and winter…

A Letter from the T'ikariy House in Peru

First, I would like to deliver my sincere thankfulness to all the benefactors who support financially and prayerfully the Andean Mountain children…