Burma (Myanmar)
Lord, have mercy on our land
A letter from Kachin state in Myanmar Lord, have mercy on us in the civil war here in the Kachin State of the Union of Myanmar. Our lives stopped on June 3, 2011, when government forces and the Kachin Independent …
Categories: August 2011, Burma (Myanmar), E-Newsletter
Hope Shines through in Myanmar
After 60 years of violence and repression in Myanmar (Burma), hope continues to shine through. The most well known leader in democratic reform has been Aung San Suu Kyi. Besides being under house arrest for years, she persists in peaceful …
Categories: Burma (Myanmar), Intern Blog
Training Formators in Myanmar
“I’m appointed as a formator in the seminary, but I have no training for it. We are expected to help young men to become spiritual leaders, but we don’t know how to go about it. Can you help us?”
Categories: Burma (Myanmar) Updates
A push for answers in Myanmar
We join with the US Campaign for Burma in celebrating the recent support given by the Obama administration to the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry.
Categories: Burma (Myanmar) Updates, JPIC Updates
Wai Maw Parish School (Myanmar)
Columbans provide and education and support to young students age 3-14. Many are orphans or are abandoned. The military junta has systematically destroyed the education system, and teachers have very little incentive to teach. (Myanmar)
Categories: Burma / Myanmar Projects, Education, Education
Columban History in Burma (Myanmar)
At the request of the Vatican, the Columban Fathers went to Burma in Southeast Asia in 1936. The northern half of the huge Mandalay Vicariate, peopled with the tribal people known as Kachins, Karens, Shans and Burmans, was entrusted to eight Columbans
Categories: Burma (Myanmar)
Neglected No More
When I first went to Myitkyina, Myanmar, in 2002, I was overwhelmed by the great need of the people for decent health care. Those suffering from HIV-AIDS, it seemed, were among the most-neglected people. What could I, as a missionary and a nurse, do to help?
Categories: Burma (Myanmar) Updates
Toward The Common Good
In a Myanmar seminary with few resources, students have to contribute any way they can. Peter La Nu takes care of the rose patch. He hoes around each bush regularly to produce quality blooms that he harvests and takes to …
Categories: Burma (Myanmar) Updates
Answering Again Myanmar’s Call
Columban missionaries have re-established a presence in Myanmar through teaching, social work and health-care ministries.
Categories: Burma (Myanmar) Updates
Who doesn’t have memories of being called to the table with the love and intimacy that comes with a life shared day-to- day? These also were Jesus’ words to His beloved ones
