My Special Stole In the Summer of 1983 I was appointed as a member of a new team of four Columban Missionary Priests to work in the Diocese of Hyderabad Pakistan. I was to be the new Parish Priest of … Continue reading
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In the early hours of the morning of 9th September 1998 the bright moon cast a silver sheen over the village and camp of Mariamabad (Matli, Sindh). Several hundred souls slept on the ground or on simple cots in the … Continue reading
In the years I spent in St. Thomas’ parish, Badin, I have met many different types of people. Rich and poor, High and Low caste, Muslim, Hindu and Christian and many that I was not sure about. Some have been … Continue reading
This story is taken from the time I was in charge of the parish of St. Joseph’s in Matli, in Sindh Province, Pakistan.
A bus journey that became an encounter and a moment of Grace … Continue reading
It has been my experience to have the strangest encounters when least expecting them. Shortly after my arrival at the parish of Badin, I came to know a man who took his life into his own hands by wanting to … Continue reading
A hard fact of life in Pakistan is the way some people are regarded as not having any real value as humans. Many poor people hire themselves out as labourers to very wealthy and powerful landlords. In truth it is … Continue reading
I suppose that like a lot of people growing up in an English working-class environment, the question Who is God? was for me no more profound than asking Who is the Queen? … Continue reading
Whenever I smell fresh baked bread, many images and memories are conjured up in my mind. By far the strongest image is that of a time I spent in the village of Bhozoni, on the border of the desert in … Continue reading
Shopping for cloth can be an adventure … Continue reading