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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.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Phra Oat on the road.

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The Thai word for a Buddhist monk's title is Phra. So for now, Om's nephew is known as Phra Oat. Actually, one title for address...

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

This will make you a man

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Om with Oat just after helping Oat to dress as a monk for the first time. When I was 13 and at school, we had the army cadets and the id...

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Challenging, bizarre and chaotic

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Last week, I renewed my Thai driver's licence. I had had my first licence for one year and now it was time to get my permanent licenc...

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Boundaries

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Back home, there used to be a lot of talk about personal boundaries. As I was growing up, it seemed to be a life issue that was assumed but...

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

It is all about money

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During the same week, that I had my Provincial visiting, there were two other visitors as well. They were representing two of Caritas Tha...

Thursday, February 19, 2015

A week of visitors

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Fr Dave, my Provincial, visiting a refugee community learning centre. As I wrote last week, Bangkok has its share of bizarre 'boys ...

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Hard to find a good man in Bangkok

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I found an article of interest on a local western news site written by an European woman living here. Her theme was to ask why it was hard ...

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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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