Along with the family of Fr Peter, we, the Columban family, offer him warm congratulations for, and sincere appreciation of, his 60-year journey as a Columban missionary priest.

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Mission World - July 2023 - Mission and the Interpretation of the Bible

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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.

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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.

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They say retreat is the better part of valour – but we went ahead anyway and lived to tell the tale!

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Sanday is sparsely populated and few of its 500 inhabitants are Catholic.

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Y2K appeared to be an existential threat, but the real threat lay twenty years later with COVID-19. But not all is gloom and doom.

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The Gospels have an eternal present tense, which means Jesus’ deep compassion for us all is alive today.

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Peru has the dubious distinction of being at the top of the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID ranking, leading the world in the number of deaths associated with COVID-19.

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We can learn good things from our Muslim friends, such as how to pray frequently.

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