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As we step into new year 2025, we look back with gratitude on the journey that has brought us to where we are and look forward with hope. As we
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Three Years of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH)–Barra: Growing as an Ecology Parish
A collective reflection of the parishioners Our Mother of Perpetual Help (OMPH)–Barra marks its third year as a parish since its elevation in 2022 and its designation as an
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The Joy in Nurturing
By Michael Javier, Columban Lay Missionary The Columban house in Myitkyina, Kachin state, is located within the compound of Eden. It is surrounded by bamboo and a variety of
A Year of Firsts
Reflections from My First Year as Secretary to the Regional Director By Edward Robert Gallagher When I began my journey as the Secretary to the Regional Director of the
Faith with Feet
By Marivic Mercene “To be a missionary is to be with the people,” Fr. Enrique Escobar reflects. “You walk with them, you eat with them, you suffer with them,
When all you hear is THUNDER and NO RAIN
By Fr. Kurt Zion Pala, SSC It has been two years since we last hosted the Student Leadership Camp, and much have changed since then. While most parts of
The Migrants’ Son and Missionary Who Became Pope Leo XIV
By Fr. Shay Cullen, PREDA Founder The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old Augustinian missionary to Peru, as pope on May 8 signaled a clear desire among his
Prepare for Persecution: When Mission Becomes Witness for the Earth
By Marivic Mercene “We need to prepare ourselves for persecution.” Fr. Brendan Kelly’s words hung in the air, heavy and unsettling. I had asked him how our two mission
A Time in History
A Time in History (December 8-16)
December 9 FR. RICHARD GRIMME was born in 1915 at Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on December 9, 1994 at St. Columban’s, Silver Creek, New York. Having studied at Altoona Catholic
A Time in History (December 1-7)
December 2 FR. SHAUN O’DONNELL was born in Derry City, Ireland on August 2, 1937 and died in Dalgan on December 2, 2011. He joined Dalgan seminary in Ireland in 1956
A Time in History (December 17-23)
December 18 FR. JOSEPH F. COYLE was born on February 28, 1937 in Derry, Ireland. He died on December 18, 1991 at the Makati Medical Center, Manila. Before entering Dalgan seminary
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