By Mosese Wasai Mitchell Yacalevu In this present time, as I sit to write a few words of reflection, I find myself surrounded by extreme heat and humidity. The once abundant wells and streams are drying up, leaving water sources scarce. The grasses are turning pale, and the forest cover are diminishing. People resort
MANY STRINGS TO HIS BOW by Frank Hoare MSSC Our newest Columban missionary priest Fr Iowane Naio has already lived many different lives. He speaks five languages and has lived in five different cultures and will soon add to that. But his roots are in Namau Settlement about 10 km from Ba town on the Western
By Lilibeth Sabado, CLM A busy day in the shelter means having to welcome more than 20 guests at once during a meal time or receiving arrivals just few minutes before the end of a shift. Attending to the same need of the guests at different times is enough to fill an eight hour
I have been working as a shelter supervisor for many years. During this time, I have met many caregivers who came to our center for assistance and shelter. Through our one-on-one meeting, I have had the chance to get to know them. Here in Taiwan, caregivers are not protected by the international labor standard law.
By Fr Vinnie Busch, SSC The Birth of the Universe In the beginning the Spirit sang: “My Love’s ablaze and from its warmth Let all creation come flaring forth. Let matter and energy converse And sing the hymn of the Universe, And through the course of time and space I’ll cherish all in my embrace.”
A Story of Conversion By Fr. Dodong Matulac, SSC When I am at home, I say Mass at our barrio chapel (kapilya) on Sundays. One Sunday, I noticed some new faces in the community, and I thought to myself that I had been away from this place for a long time. I have been
