On Christmas Day in Japan, one in three Japanese citizens will walk past Christmas trees and storefront Santas to go to Kentucky Fried Chicken and order what they happily consider the traditional American “Christmas Chicken” meal.
For their wedding day, over 60% of Japanese brides and grooms are planning “Christian style”...
Imagine being a missionary in the cold, northern country of Mongolia where the Catholic faith has not stepped foot in hundreds of years.
The land where the warlike Genghis Khan led the Moguls is as rough as its forbearers. With long, cold winters where the weather sometimes drops below negative 22 degrees Fahrenheit, it is not a...
Some years ago, the territory of Dimbelenge was under the stain and fire of occupation by the Congolese rebels and their Rwandese allies.
At that time, the warlords had seized the rectory of the Katende parish and made it their headquarters. They traumatized the people and confined priests and religious while they continued their...
Throughout the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ, we can see the fundamental and central message of the importance of love for one another. His teachings and acts emphasize the emptiness of a society engulfed by egocentricity.
However, I sense a level of indifference to the plight of many of the “lesser” among us- a “survival...
“Behind mountains are more mountains…” This is a famous Haitian proverb that captures the whole saga of life in Haiti. Five years after the devastating earthquake, the struggle continues as residents seek to rebuild their lives. Many have lost hope of restoring what they had lost, only to surrender in acceptance of what is left...
Missionhurst Missionaries build Catholic communities in frontier situations: places where the gospel is not preached or lived. This blog is about their work in the four corners of the globe, and their holistic work in four areas of focus: relief and healthcare, socio-economic development, education, and pastoral work.
