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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, March 27, 2019

All too much

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Living in my Bangkok, I find myself presently overcome by too many issues. Life entails the constant facing of questions, challenges and di...

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The pub with no beer

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It was St Patrick's Day and so off to my local Irish pub I went only to discover it open but deserted. It was eerie! This was the resul...

Thursday, March 14, 2019

I'm back!

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Where have I been? Rome. It was a short but such an invaluable sojourn. Let me share a highlight. For so long, I have wanted to visit t...

Monday, February 25, 2019

Going nowhere

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I dedicate this post to Poe Reh in whom I confided on this issue and his advice was to write it up in my blog. So here I am. I went to him...

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Who is the boss?

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In the past week, I had an experience that is typical of life in my Bangkok. It is hard for me to explain as it makes no sense when ones te...

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

24 Hours

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Maybe I have written on this theme before but a basic motto for my Bangkok is your life here can change right around in 24 hours or less. ...

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Who am I not?

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Underground basilica of early Church in Rome "The story of a single human person is the history of humanity." What a WOW line...

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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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