Last week I went to visit and pray with the parishioners in the remote village of Loongung 66 Kilometers from the Parish. The Catechist was waiting for me in another village 45 Kilometers away to show me the road because the usual road has been rendered impassible by the rains. During the rainy season some … Continue reading A Rocky Mission

Oyster Stew There was once an oyster whose story I’ll tell,Who found that some sand had worked under his shell.Just one little grain but it gave him pain(For oysters have feelings that are very plain).Now did he berate this working of fate,That left him in such a deplorable state?Did he curse the government? Call for … Continue reading A Heart’ Soup with James Mailady, SVD

A layman’s request If, as a layman, I could offer one prayer to religious it would be this:Please don’t just try to teach me about God.Don’t just try to instruct me with your wisdom,Or impart to me your knowledge.Let me see your humanness, your mistakes,Your weakness, but let me also see you loving God,Trusting in … Continue reading A heart’s Soup with Fr. James Mailady

A Pilgrim’s Prayer “To discover your face, to abide in your home, to know you Lord, where do you live?”I had the privilege to be part of a pilgrim group that made this prayer their own – to be one among the millions that visit the Holy Land. We were 22 pilgrims, men and women … Continue reading A Heart’s Soup with James Mailady

It is one year now since the first Covid-19 cases were reported in China and spread to all parts of the world thereafter. In the initial weeks and months, many believed that this was a virus just like many other that had devastated some parts of the world like Ebola, Sars, Swine fl, etc. No … Continue reading The Indelible Covid-19 Mark