In 2005 I went to work in the Yakatamachi parish where a group of Brothers and priests, inspired by Charles de Foucald, lived simply and worked among the homeless.
Past Magazine Stories
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August/September 2017
I was born in County Clare, Ireland, the eldest of seven children, four girls and three boys. I have thirteen nieces and nephews.
August/September 2017
I had the privilege to visit the Punduha ng (Stopover) Mga Dumagat Center in Norzagaray, Bulacan as part of the elaboration of an eco-spirituality module that the Save…
August/September 2017
I grew up with nothing but fear and distance from my father. It seems there was a mountain between us. I envied my friends who had great relationships with their fathers…
August/September 2017
Adai is a grandmother and faithful member of the Catholic community in TianGou village in the mountains of Taiwan.
August/September 2017
I went to China because we used to get The Far East magazine (the magazine of Columban missionaries published in Ireland).
August/September 2017
I clearly remember the first time I visited Julie Santiago. To reach her house, I had to pass by several narrow lanes in the area where I lived.
August/September 2017
As part of my process of priestly formation, in 2015 I was assigned to Taiwan to perform my First Missionary Assignment (FMA).
August/September 2017
Since 2014, St. Joseph's Parish in Ballymun, Ireland, started to look at ways to respond to the needs of young people in the parish.
August/September 2017
In late 1917, Fr. Edward Galvin landed in New York and began a long trek across the country in search of a suitable location for the U.S.
August/September 2017
The blind beggar heard the crowd passing him on the road. Feet hurrying, people talking, all moving quickly along. What was going on?
June/July 2017
"Houses of Horror" is how one visitor described the centers where children are held illegally behind bars or in cages.