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The Far East COLUMBAN MISSION MAGAZINE The Far East COLUMBAN MISSION MAGAZINE July 2013 PRICE $1.50 The Far East Contents July 2013 Vol 95, No. 6 THE FAR EAST is devoted to furthering the missionary apostolate of the church and is published by St Columbans Mission Society. 4-5 8-9 THE SOCIETY was founded in 1918 as a society of secular priests dedicated to the evangelisation of the Chinese and other overseas people. It is an exclusively missionary society. SUBSCRIPTIONS: $15 per year (AUSTRALIA) AUSTRALIA St Columban’s Mission Society 69 Woodland Street Essendon Vic 3040 Postal address: 12-13 PO Box 752, Niddrie Vic 3042 Tel: (03) 9375 9475 [email protected] www.columban.org.au NEW ZEALAND St Columban’s Mission Society P.O. Box 30-017 20-21 22 Lower Hutt 5040 Tel: (04) 567 7216 3 From the Editor 15 Columban Jubilee [email protected] It takes special people to do Anniversaries www.columban.org.au missionary work 4-5 My sister's life 16 Mission World Publisher: Returning to Chile Fr Gary Walker 6-7 Columban legacy 17 From the Director [email protected] revisited Santiago, here we come! Editor: 8-9 Reflection - Questioning 18-19 You can't teach an old Fr Dan Harding ourselves about mission dog new tricks Growing in self-esteem [email protected] 10-11 Co-operators in Mission Fr Barry Cairns writes about 20-21 Connections between Editorial Assistant & Designer: those who help us in mission climate change and Jacqueline Russell 12-13 Pilgrims are ready hunger [email protected] The Chilean parishes await their 22 Faith from childhood arrival memories Programs Director: 14 The 'Reincarnation' of Chitty's faith story Mrs Janette Mentha my mother [email protected] An interesting tale from 23 Support Columban Columban Fr Frank Hoare Mission Saint Columbans Mission Property Association A.B.N. 17 686 524 625 Printed by Complete Colour Printing, Melbourne Iquique harbour in northern Chile. Columban Sr Elizabeth Doyle worked in this area. (see pages 4-5) Photo: Padraig Doyle The Far EastMAGAZINE COLUMBAN MISSION PRICE $1.50 July 2013 From the Editor It takes special people to do missionary work hen Padraig Doyle, an Irish sacrifice. There are eight Columban and Chilean lay parishioners W layman, accompanied his graves in the cemetery behind the the witness of young Catholics, older sister Elizabeth, a Columban Cathedral - who as well as those still committed to their faith, with open Sister, on a trip to visit the areas in living are special people who gave hearts and open minds to experience Chile where she had formerly worked their lives to the missionary service of life in Chilean parishes in socio- as a missionary, he later wrote that it Christ and His Church. economically deprived areas. And takes special people to do missionary the Columbans and Chilean laity work. "Creature comforts are few, Special people offer us examples will discover many special people expectations are huge, and the level of of how to live life lovingly and amongst these World Youth Day dedication and service leaves little time witness to the reality of God and pilgrims. for recreation. But they enjoy what they the spiritual realm, which is much Columban Fr Barry Cairns from do..... ...But it takes special people to do bigger and grander than our Japan in his article tells us about the this work and they are special." individual ambitions and egoism. special people who co-operate with In this edition of The Far East, we missionaries so as to make their work read several stories of special people The 150 young Australian and possible. such as these. There are six special New Zealand pilgrims who will Let us remember all the special Australians and a New Zealander. Two be journeying during July to four people in our lives, people who offer celebrated 40 years of priesthood separate Chilean parishes for a us a witness of love and selflessness, and five are celebrating 50 years of Mission Experience in the week of sacrifice and dedication. Special priesthood - their Golden Jubilee. As before World Youth Day in Rio people offer us examples of how to Padraig Doyle writes, witnessing the de Janeiro, Brazil, will meet many live life lovingly and witness to the missionary life is thrilling, fascinating, special people. They will witness the reality of God and the spiritual realm, inspiring and comforting, all with such missionary work of Columban Priests, which is much bigger and grander little publicity. Lay Missionaries and Sisters as well as than our individual ambitions and Columban Fr Sean Conneely visits the members of Parish Councils and egoism. Chuncheon City, South Korea, one of other parishioners. They will meet several former Columban hotspots. many special people and be touched He reflects on the Columban legacy by them. in this city and surrounding district Likewise, the young Aussie and Kiwi Fr Dan Harding of decades of missionary work and pilgrims will also offer the Columbans [email protected] The Far East - July 2013 3 My sister's life PADRAIG DOYLE Photos: Padraig Doyle Photos: Photo top: Columban Sr Elizabeth Doyle (blue cardigan), Padraig Doyle the author and Fr Pablo (third from right) surrounded by parish workers outside the nearly completed church in Camiña. Landscape around Camiña (bottom left). A local adobe house in Camiña (bottom right). 4 The Far East - July 2013 CHILE Padraig Doyle tells us about a recent visit with his sister, Columban Sr Elizabeth Doyle, to Chile where she had worked for 16 years. ast September I accompanied my sister, Columban closer to a royal visit than a return to the missions. The L Sr Elizabeth Doyle, on a return trip to the mission following day we visited Alto Hospicio, a city built on top land of Chile where she had spent 16 years of her Columban of the mountains above Iquique. Here we visited the new missionary life. After she returned to Ireland, an earthquake centre for the handicapped, a work very close to her heart. destroyed many of the buildings where she had worked. As The team there was agog with excitement and pride. the rebuilding programme came close to completion, her Dedication 24/7 Chilean friends insisted she come back and see what they It was so refreshing to visit the Columban Fathers house had achieved. I offered to carry her bags. in Alto Hospicio and witness the simple, unquestioning Santiago ministry of those wonderful men. No wonder they're so We first went to the Columban Fathers' house in Santiago. highly thought of by the locals. I couldn't do it. I don't think I knew it wasn't a hotel, because I was straight into Mass I'd have that level of dedication, the simple lifestyle or at 12:30p.m. After Mass, a superb lunch of soup, omelettes their sense of Christ-filled focus. It's awesome, as they say and beef. After lunch, a siesta maybe, or a bit of a lie-down? nowadays. You'd have to be proud of them. No way! Columban Sr Angela McKeever had other ideas. Up to Camiña We strolled over to the Immigrants' Cultural Centre in the I finally got my chance to drive on the Pan Americana basement of the local church. It was to be the first of 36 highway that goes all the way from southern Chile up to churches I visited in two weeks. I'm delighted I didn't miss it. near Alaska. Not many people get the chance to drive a The following day we visited Columban Sr Kathleen Mary tabernacle up into the Andes Mountains, but that is what Riordan. Her ministry is in a tough area, but the locals adore I was at. We'd loaded it onto the truck back in Iquique her. We noticed the huge presence of churches, schools and it was destined for the new church in Camiña, where and parish halls. Three bells were stolen from one church in Sr Elizabeth spent most of her Chilean missionary life. one night and when they erected iron fencing around the Once we turned off the Pan Americana and faced into community centre, it also disappeared overnight. the treacherous mountain climb, Fr Pablo took over. We Valparaiso eventually arrived in Camiña, 2,300 metres above sea level. Those of us of a certain age remember a poem at school in Ten minutes later, I had my first nosebleed – ever. Ireland which began "Tháinig long o Valparaiso". I had to visit The next day, once word got out that Sr Elizabeth was back this, the biggest port in Chile. On the way we passed the in town, that was that. Mass at 12:00pm seemed to have Concha y Toro and Santa Rita vineyards. A lunch of Reineta taken three hours, there were so many speeches from the - a delicious fish - followed. Then we went by funicular locals and then Sr Elizabeth replied to it all. The length railway to get a better view of the two war ships and the of the speeches was testimony to the love, respect and huge container ships in the harbour. Then to Bernardo admiration they showed to this woman who worked so O'Higgins Memorial Park, with its huge statue to the great tirelessly and unselfishly to keep their spiritual lives alive man. Kite-flying is very popular in this park, but the fliers and thriving for so many years. I felt rather proud. After a may not be very good, judging by the number of derelict wonderful communal feast and a good nights sleep we kites abandoned in the trees.
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