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I am John Murray, an Australian, Catholic priest of the Order of St Augustine. I live and work in Thailand and have been here since October 2005. I have many stories from my life journey and would simply like to share some of them. So hope you enjoy and go away sometime with a smile or a helpful little insight.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Seeking Understanding

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All week I have been sitting with the theme from last Sunday's gospel that the power is in our powerlessness. I took that further or re...

Monday, September 24, 2012

My vulnerability has been the source for my power

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I keep reflecting on this key gospel theme of the past week - our power is in our powerlessness. I think it is true and so powerful. It ha...

Sunday, September 23, 2012

The power is in our Vulnerability

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This arises from my last entry and from my being hit by a WOW! moment when reflecting on Sunday's gospel reading from Mark 9. It is the...

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

The Power of Powerlessness

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In my day, I deal with a young guy from Sri Lanka who, because of his lack of a nourishing family background, is what I would name as a 28 y...

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Then there is this week

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I write about the danger of generalising. I experience the urban refugees I work with as being made up of a range of characters and perso...

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Don't generalise

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Well, the last week has been huge with so much happening all at once and major tasks to face. I had a good friend here for the weekend fr...

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

It's the passion, isn't it?

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Here I am on the annual retreat with the Marist Brothers' ad Gentes teams from Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. The theme is discernment...

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About Me

John Murray: I was born and bred in Brisbane, Australia. My family is very loving and supportive. I have great friends. I have had the opportunity to study at university in the areas of theology, politics, psychology and social work. My studies were mainly in Australia but also spent three years at London University. I am a member of the Order of St Augustine and was ordained a priest in 1987. I have worked since then in parishes and schools in Australia. I have had experience living and working as a priest in both Ecuador and the Philippines. They were my training ground for my present mission assignment in Thailand where I work in the areas of development and migrant / refugee issues.

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