The Far East - St.Columban's Mission Magazine - Nov., 1946 - Vol.29 No.10

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St.Columban's Mission Magazine “The Far East” (Nov., 1946, Vol. 29 No. 10) compiles mission reporting, poetry, fiction, and illustrated features focused on Catholic work in the Philippines and beyond. Central coverage describes the Cathedral of the Three Kings and appeals for support after wartime destruction, alongside personal accounts from clergy and contributors. Additional sections include jungle and mission narratives, religious commentary, correspondent notes, and practical subscription and donation information.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages28

Reading Time1 h 11 min

AccessFree to download

Articles

Spires in the Palms

China's Sorrow

While Sentries Watch

Father Meets the “Enemy”

Jungle Network

Flying the Missionaries

The Sacred Heart Lives

Correspondent

Fighting Bubonic Plague

Nursing China's Soldiers

Fiction

Fumbling Fullback

Glory for Gloria

Features

Colum,Nanky Poo

Trail of Smiles

HETAREAS ST.CDLUMBAN'S M0YMBE8 In This Issue ARYG牌 VE 1院GELDETROIT.MICAIGANPLEASEDO NOT RE SPIRES IN THE PALMSJUNGLE NETWORK The Cathedral of the Three Kings is always open—open to the sun,the wind and the tropical storms that sweepacross the Philippines.It was opened by shells and bombs;only gaunt ruins remain.It was built by hand 300 years ago;it was destroyed in three days.It must be rebuilt by the gen-erosity of loving hearts that ache to see this House of Godsuch a pitiful wreck.Won't you please make some sacrificeto help the Columban Fathers rebuild this Cathedral in thePhilippines? Please send coupon with donation to:Rev.Paul Waldron,St.Columbans,Nebraska Dear Father,Enclosed is my donation to help rebuild the Cathedralof the Three Kings in the Philippines.I am enclosing $...Name ....AddressCity........ Christmas GiftAroundTheBoree LogA book of forty-sixpoems written by"John O'Brien."" With cheeks that paled the rosy morn She bounded o'er the heather,And romped with us among the corn When we were kids together.Her mother's help,her mother's mate, Her mother's darling daughter,When riper mind and more sedate The rapid years had brought her.As pure as air from mountain snows, As dainty as a fairy,As fetching as the native rose, And always—Laughing Mary. —from the poem“Laughing Mary.” Many of your favorite poemsare in this gaily illustratedbook.You and your friendswill enjoy reading them. $1.00 each,postpaidOrder your copies from: The Far East,St.Columbans,Nebraska Bylines andSidelines Rev.James A.O'Kane is now pas-tor of 30,000 soulsin the Philippines.Father O’Kane'shome is in Provi-dence,R.I.;he wasordained in 1940 andscheduled to sail forChina,but the com- AEAST ing of war prevented his sailing.Dur-ing the war,he worked among theFilipinos in California and also didparish work.He sailed for the Philip-pines a year ago and now tells of hiswork in the article,Spires in thePalms. Rev.Kevin O'.Doherty has re-cently joined thestaff of St.Colum-ban's Seminary,Milton,Mass.Fa-ther,O'Doherty hashad experience inseminary teaching,having spent some AREAST time as professor in St.Columban'sSeminary,Silver Creek,N.Y.For thepast two years,Father O'Doherty hasbeen doing a post-graduate course atthe Catholic University in Washing-ton,D.C.,for his doctorate in The-ology. AAST OUR COVER ☆ The Chinese are blessedwith an ability to smilewhen things are most dif-ficult.This street beg-gar's happy countenancebelies the poverty of hisexistence. ST.COLUMBAN's MISSION MAGAZINESt.Columbans,Nebr.,Nov.,1946-Vol.29 No.10 CO N T ENTS ARTICLES Spires in the Palms........Rev.James O'Kane 2China's Sorrow.............Harry Van Demark 4While Sentries Watch....Rev.Charles Donnelly 5Father Meets the “Enemy”..Thomas M.Flatley 7Jungle Network.............Hubert Valentine 10Flying the Missionaries...........Ray Paschke 14The Sacred Heart Lives.....Rev.Paul Waldron 17Correspondent..........Rev.Patrick O'Connor 18Fighting Bubonic Plague..Rev.John Des Rosiers 20Nursing China's Soldiers..Sister Nerinckx Marie 21 FICTION Fumbling Fullback...........George Sanderlin 8 Glory for Gloria...............N.F.Mallette 16 FEATURES Colum,Nanky Poo..........................23 Trail of Smiles.............................24 Photo Credits:Cover,p2,Ewing Calloway;pp12-13,Boston Clobe,Freidberg.Religious News Service;pp 5-21,Three Lions;p 22,Paul's Photos;4th cover,Religious News Service. The Far East is published by St.Columban's Foreign MissionSociety,founded in 1918 by Bishop Edward J.Galvin.St.Columban's is a Society of secular priests and now has 584members,working in two mission fields in China,two in Korea,one in Burma,and in nineteen parishes in the Philippines.It isincorporated in Nebraska,New York,Rhode Island,Massa-chusetts and California,and has seminaries in all but California.Its mission houses are located at 1017 Elden Avenue,LosAngeles;2444 Congress St.,San Diego;and St.Colum

FAQs

What is the main appeal made in the magazine issue?

The issue contains an appeal to help rebuild the Cathedral of the Three Kings in the Philippines after extensive wartime destruction.

Which article is written by Rev. James A. O'Kane and what does it cover?

“Spires in the Palms” by Rev. James A. O'Kane describes the destruction he witnessed at Lingayen and his experiences tied to the mission and rebuilding efforts.

What fiction and feature sections are included in this issue?

Fiction includes “Fumbling Fullback” and “Glory for Gloria,” and Features include “Colum, Nanky Poo” and “Trail of Smiles.”

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