A passage to country down under - my experience in Australia Having lived in Australia for even a short period of time has given me already a picture of the country's present situation in terms of relationships that exist amongst different cultures.One of the parishes where I worked for three years is a good example of multiculturalism. The image of Australia as a land of opportunity for immigrants, a cosmopolitan country and a staple of popular culture has...

Into a gridlocked road of migration in Canada This time our provinces (St Charles and St John the Baptist) of North America held their annual meeting of the Scalabrinian Young Missionaries 4-8 October 2004 at Queen of Apostles Retreat Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.The two provincial superiors, Frs Sergio Dall'Agnese and Antonio Tapparello were present in our meeting.This year's theme though brought a migratory tone to our ministries as God's continuing ...

In a range of different ventures converged in Bogotá, Colombia Our group held this time our annual meeting of the Junior Clergy 11-16 November 2002 in Bogotá, Colombia.The two provincial superiors - Frs Pat Murphy and Sergio Dall'Agnese were present in the said meeting.This year's theme focused on human trafficking and violence in Colombia with its urgent imperatives of national interest and ecclesial ministry. Clearly the litany of sadness recently unveile...

On our way to Egypt - through the looking glass of time Unencumbered by the sweltering heat, we slipped across the border of Palestine and visited Mt. Sinai.That sense of expectation and possibility of what we thought of made us realize to keep focused on our faith and keep our Christian hope alive that despite poverty and the angst of centuries ago, we were still animated by our faith that could be recalled in times past by all those who visited or lived in t...

Memories in the sieve - our pilgrimage in the Holy Land As Abraham Heschel used to stress, "the point is not that we do not know, rather that God does know.What matters is not our feeling close to God but our certainty and conviction of his being close to us.That was the conviction that radiated some kind of assurance as we reflected on what it means to walk through the footsteps of Christ.As we coped with our rope-line schedule for each day, we were take...