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Monthly eNewsletter

January 1, 2017

Fr. Frank Hoare drinking yaqona with an Indo-Fijian friend.

Columban Fr. Frank Hoare shares an excerpt from his diary:

January 18 2009

I am back in Naleba – the rural settlement on the second Island of Fiji where I began, in 1975, my missionary journey. After seven years away I feel the need to refresh my Hindi language here.

December 1, 2016

Today I went to take photos of the fire-walking at the Hindu temple at Nadera, a few miles from Suva. In the early 20th century, the British colonial government brought indentured laborers from to Fiji from South India. The laborers brought their ancient practice of fire-walking with them. I arrived to find a large crowd already seated on the benches parallel to the 30 foot long fire pit. In...

December 1, 2016

The war on drugs initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte on July 1, 2016, has made headlines around the world. The 5th commandment, “Thou shall not kill” while widely promoted, is ignored. Most of the extra judicial killings take place among the poor. Even women are killed. Children also caught in cross-fire.

December 1, 2016

Two new Columban priests were ordained in Chile – Rafael Ramírez and Gonzalo Borquez

November 1, 2016

By Fr. Shay Cullen

The rise of women into to high public office has given a new dimension to the global political scene. In the United States for the first time in history, a woman, Hilary Clinton, has been nominated to run for the Office of the President.

November 1, 2016

The drive from Ba, where I am stationed as assistant priest, to Suva takes well over four hours. Load-carrying trucks are one of the obstacles on the way, as I found out today. A few miles outside of Lautoka city I passed a slow truck on an incline only to be flagged down immediately afterwards by two Indo-Fijian policemen. One of them brought his speed gun over to me as I got out of the car...

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