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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, January 27, 2016

The Servant of the Servants of God

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For years living here, I have wondered why the locals persist in referring to bishops as "Your Excellency". As a good western l...

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

We are one humanity

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Who are these two totally different people from totally different worlds? Their connection is me and that they both appeared on my Fa...

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Road Rage even in Thailand

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Who is this guy in the picture nearly in tears? He is 'DJ Keng', a disc jockey on Sweet FM, a Bangkok radio station. Last week, ...

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

The Queen of Ireland's 2015 Christmas Message

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That is right. The Queen of Ireland gave her 2015 Christmas Day Message. And what a message, it was. No, I am not going mad. I have t...

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Let 2016 begin

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I hope 2016 is full of great and welcome surprises for all of us.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

This is where it all happened

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Feliz navidad! Bethlehem was the place and I was there in October. This fading, old fresco from the Franciscan church there portrays St ...

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

The week before Christmas

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I just featured pictures from the opening liturgy for the newly renovated Assumption cathedral here in Bangkok. The occasion saw both the re...

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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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