Wednesday, 20 October 2010 08:42

Sponsored by the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, Bill Deneen traveled three days by bullock cart to the remote leper colony run by Father Cesare Columbo in Ken Tung (Kyiang Tong), Burma. Intended to be a film to be used for fundraising, the film is a fascinating documentary about a humanitarian effort that would soon be terminated by the Burmese government, as shortly after the film was made, Columbo was deported, never to return. He is still fondly remembered by the people running the colony, and a small office, with his picture and surgical instruments, still remains. The film discusses the work of Father Colombo as priest, doctor, bricklayer and guiding hand of Kengtung.

Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:50

Jamaica is an island of great beauty, and the home of conflicts and contrasts that are unparalleled in my short experience as a Jesuit novice. Since arriving a few weeks ago, I have travelled to the north coast of the island with my provincial, celebrating Masses with the poor farmers in hills. Another night I went to a play put on by Campion College