Veidrala is located on the Northeast of Vitilevu under the province of Nakorotubu in Ra.
Past Magazine Stories
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June/July 2017
I first encountered Tien in Tokyo. He had traveled there from Australia, while I had come from Ireland.
May 2017
Chile is very far from my native land, with different people, language, culture, climate and food. It is a Catholic country which is very abundant in resources.
May 2017
One of the many gifts and blessings I experience in the United States as I travel during the summer for the church appeals is the universality of the Church and meeting…
May 2017
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948, was the result of the experience of the Second…
May 2017
I once knew a priest who was the life of the party but prone to take over any party he attended.
May 2017
I usually spend my summer break walking the sands and enjoying the beach but this time around I decided to walk the hills of Don Victoriano Chiongbian, a town of Misamis…
May 2017
As a teenager I browsed whatever reading materials were left around my home: Sunday newspapers that my father enjoyed; novels that my older brother and sisters considered…
May 2017
Fifty years ago I was pastor of an "old Christian" community on Amakusa Island in the far south of Japan. By "old Christian" I mean that a Jesuit missionary, Fr.
May 2017
As part of the on-going formation and education of Columban lay missionaries, I was privileged to take a six-month course on facilitating retreats for young people.