The Far East Magazine is published 8 times a year by St Columbans Mission Society. It features articles and photographs by Columban Missionaries from those countries where the missionaries work. The magazine was originally launched to promote mission interest in Catholic homes in Australia and New Zealand. The Far East Magazine is a major fundraiser for Columban Missionaries and was first published in Australia on 15th October, 1920.

The Far East podcast is narrated by John Doherty.

Subscribe to the Far East magazine at https://goo.gl/5ukmQX

“As a missionary, you don’t undertake a ministry for life. You start it with a view to handing it over. So, I began to dialogue with different groups to find the right one who could keep it running. The Brothers of Charity had the same ethos.”

The Far East podcast is narrated by John Doherty.

Subscribe to the Far East magazine at https://goo.gl/5ukmQX

Time passed by, but her condition didn’t change. I encouraged the mother to bring her daughter to the hospital again.

The Far East podcast is narrated by John Doherty.

Subscribe to the Far East magazine at https://goo.gl/5ukmQX

Emerging from these workshops in China, the Columbans initiated a project to establish ecology spaces at retreat houses, pastoral centres and convents in China.

The Far East podcast is narrated by John Doherty.

Subscribe to the Far East magazine at https://goo.gl/5ukmQX

Visiting my Columban colleagues in various countries has strengthened my belief that living an ordinary life well is, in fact, something extraordinary.

The Far East podcast is narrated by John Doherty.

Subscribe to the Far East magazine at https://goo.gl/5ukmQX

Columbans' legacy amid Chile’s deadliest wildfires

The Far East podcast is narrated by John Doherty.

Subscribe to the Far East magazine at https://goo.gl/5ukmQX

“When I have a difficult time, God always sends someone to help me. I remember this sergeant in the army. Then there were the Chief of Police, a Sister in the parish, and a Columban priest in Seoul. And Cecilia, of course.”

The Far East podcast is narrated by John Doherty.

Subscribe to the Far East magazine at https://goo.gl/5ukmQX

The Korean proverb “A neighbour nearby is better than a distant relative” highlights that neighbours can be more reliable and helpful in times of need than distant relatives.

The Far East podcast is narrated by John Doherty.

Subscribe to the Far East magazine at https://goo.gl/5ukmQX

At Preda, they can continue their studies and have a full life until safe and secure reintegration. They receive financial assistance from Preda to continue going to school when they are reintegrated.

The Far East podcast is narrated by John Doherty.

Subscribe to the Far East magazine at https://goo.gl/5ukmQX

Synodality for them is not a difficult or strange word. Rather, it is based on one of the key cultural values of Fijians: solesolevaki (collaborating in solidarity on behalf of the community).

The Far East podcast is narrated by John Doherty.

Subscribe to the Far East magazine at https://goo.gl/5ukmQX