It was truly a delight to witness the Chute family’s determination to find and honour the country of their ancestors, and to see their love for both the Columbans and their Catholic faith.

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As Pope Leo himself said recently, it was the people who formed him as a bishop, through their affection, affirmation, and kindness

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The children grew in awareness of God’s Creation from a physical viewpoint. They also grew in spiritual awareness of it and the importance of a spirituality of creation.

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I hope I can say at the end, “I have done what I could; there is no other way I could live.”

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As missionaries, we are reminded daily that the Kingdom of God often begins in the smallest of places - in a rural school, in the soft voice of a child learning to read, or in the joyful cry of a child who can finally walk again.

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To those of us who were blessed to know him or to be touched by his work, David’s life is both a legacy and a challenge. He made his life a blessing for others. May we, too, find the courage to live in such a way.

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Today, at 94, I serve as “priest in residence” in a mission parish in Yokohama City. Many of my Columban confreres have returned to their home countries, continuing their mission through prayer, which knows no boundaries.

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To be “sheep among wolves” means to walk into the world not with worldly power, but with deep trust.

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At the time, I was working in Korea and had the privilege of knowing and working alongside Bishop Tji. His arrest hit me hard

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Hope and faith are virtues that are meant for this life. They orient us towards action, trust and perseverance while we are on earth. Love, or charity, is the virtue that endures beyond this life

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