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Bearing Light to the World’s Darkest Places

Evangelism Starts with Friendship: How Missionhurst is Spreading the Gospel in Japan

Fr. Randy     Mar 9, 2016 8:00:00 PM

Missionhurst shares its trials and strategies for bringing Christ to one of the most challenging missionary countries.

Even though religion is not very important to the Japanese culture, Japan is very important to the Missionhurst missionaries.

Our charism is to “go out to the whole world; proclaim the Gospel to all creation”...


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The Upward Battle Against Poverty, Sex-Trafficking, and the Government in Mongolia

Fr. Randy     Feb 26, 2016 9:00:00 AM

Even though Mongolia has improved in so many ways since 1992, it still continues to struggle.

The country is sparsely populated and has little arable land. It is ranked 103th out of the 166 countries on the UNDP’s Human Development Index.

Despite difficult rural and urban living conditions and a 29.8% national poverty rate, the...


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Restoring Hope

Fr. Honore Kabundi     Feb 5, 2016 7:30:00 AM

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...


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Learning about Jesus from Mama Clotilde

Laurent Khonde Badia     Jan 22, 2016 11:48:00 AM

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...


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Being the Bread Today: A Missionary Field Report

Fr. Andrew Labatorio     Jan 15, 2016 8:00:00 AM

“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...


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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.

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