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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.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Trust

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During the past week, trust has definitely been my chosen and purposely, internally reinforced theme for the sake of my own survival as ye...

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A Picture Tells a Thousand Words

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Well, today, 20th June, is World Refugee Day and I did go to the celebrations at BRC. They say a picture tells a thousand words. So...

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

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20th June each year is World Refugee Day. Each year it is a huge celebration at the Bangkok Refugee Centre (BRC), with a UNHCR speech, wi...

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Jack Murray Place

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Last Sunday, the local council named a park after dad, calling it Jack Murray Place. If you read the sign that names the park, it reads as ...

Friday, June 7, 2013

He's only a three year old boy.

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Nicky is a little boy with a big smile and big, open eyes. He draws you in immediately with his personal magnetism, proceeding to engage yo...

Thursday, May 30, 2013

The lessons of a workshop or two

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I have spent three days this week at workshops. One was on human rights and development, while the other was on migrants in ASEAN. A commo...

Sunday, May 26, 2013

A Buddhist Holy Day and Holiday

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This has been a long weekend as Friday was Visakha Bucha Day in the Buddhist calendar. It is the most important of Buddhist holy days as ...

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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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