Reflection: September/October 2022 Far East magazine

Reflection: September/October 2022 Far East magazine

Three significant events keep niggling at me as I reflect on life in recent months: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the presidential election in the Philippines, and the synodal process in the Church. There might be no obvious connection between these three but there...
Reflecting on Ukraine, the Philippines and Synodality

Reflecting on Ukraine, the Philippines and Synodality

Three significant events keep niggling in my head as I reflect on life over the last few months: the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the presidential election in the Philippines, and the Synodal process in the Church, writes Columban lay missionary, Angie Escarsa. There...
Reflection in March/April 2022 Far East Magazine

Reflection in March/April 2022 Far East Magazine

“Faith disturbs us and continually upsets the balance of our mental conceptions and our social structures. Bursting into a world that perpetually tends to close in upon itself, God brings it the possibility of a harmony that is certainly superior but is to be attained...
Collisions of History

Collisions of History

            When hope and horror collide Home no longer a hide People are forced to seek Havens in the belief That humanity will offer relief To the destitute, evicted, grieved. No time to look back Remembering will have to wait Be shared...
Lent calls us to ‘Wake up!’

Lent calls us to ‘Wake up!’

Lent comes as the days grow longer, the darkness lifts and lifts and our hearts echo the songs of the energetic birds. Life is spilling over, nudging seeds and bulbs to break through the dark earth and open to the sun in all their hidden beauty. In this time of hope...