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La misión que se hace cotidiana rutina
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La semana pasada, para conocer un lugar nuevo y significativo y, como no, para salir de la rutina que nos impone el estudio del chino, viajamos a la Basílica de Wanchin al sur de Taiwán .En esa zona se inició la evangelización de la isla. Esta Basílica es la segunda Iglesia mas antigua de…
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AT THE END OF THE 2ND MONTH
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It’s with great pleasure that I write this note, evidently exited that we have reached at the end of our 2nd month’s presence in the land of Taiwan and indeed in the diocese of Hsinchu. To be realistic, this might sound to you rather funny since two months are practically no time to be exited…
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“NEW BIRTH???”
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“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (Jn 12:24).Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be…
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Cansados pero contentos
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Nos dejó el calor bochornoso. Adiós, nos vemos el próximo año. Pero apareció un nuevo compañero de viaje. El cansancio mental. Y es que intentar meter en tu mente este idioma tan difícil y extraño no se puede hacer sin adoptar a este nuevo amigo. ¿Cómo es este nuevo amigo? Imagínate. Después de dos horas…
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CONSOLATA MISSIONARIES STATISTICS
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For purposes of general information to our esteemed readers who are not well conversant with our Congregation, especially for those in Asia, the following statistical information could be of great importance. The purpose of this is to help our readers come to know us better as we enter into a mutual understanding of the same…
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ONE MONTH “ANNIVERSARY” – “STILL ALIVE AND KICKING”
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It’s been exactly one month since we (the IMC Taiwan group) arrived here in Taiwan and particularly in Hsinchu Diocese. On the 12th of September 2014 (last month) we did set our feet in this youngest mission land of the IMC, marking the historical date of the opening of the Consolata missions among the Taiwanese.Since…
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“ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY”
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I fondly remember a chat I had with a friend some time back referring to the present generation vis-à-vis life’s commitments today. I quite remember him say the following: “In my opinion, the NOW generation’s biggest fault is a lack of patience to get things done; and when it comes to their own businesses –…
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Primer encuentro con el chino mandarín: sus sonidos y tonos
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Desde el martes hemos comenzado nuestra primera misión: la conquista del chino mandarín. Dos horas diarias de clase y una profesora sola para ti. A mí, que he aprendido el coreano siempre en grupos de 12 personas, me parece todo un lujo. Pero un lujo necesario. Cuando leas el resto comprenderás porque. Hasta ahora solo…
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Il primo giorno di scuola
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Ebbene sì, è arrivato anche per noi il momento di iniziare lo studio della lingua cinese. La prima volta che mi han detto che sarei partito per Taiwan m’è venuto male: il Cinese? Con quella lista infinita di disegnini da imparare a memoria? E come farò? Il bello è che siamo in tre e quindi…
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OPENING OF A MISSION
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On 2nd September we, P. Eugenio, Mathews and Piero, left Italy for South Korea in view of entering officially in Taiwan on the 12th September. This would then be the historical date in which the Consolata Missionaries would formalize their presence and consequently open their new mission in Taiwan.God is great! On the 12th September,…
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La llegada a Taiwan
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“ Ni jao “ a todos Hoy 12 de septiembre de 2014 Piero, Mathews y yo hemos llegado a Taiwán para quedarnos. Hemos salido a las 11 de la mañana desde Corea, nuestra antesala de Asia, y en dos horas ya estábamos en el aeropuerto de Taipéi. Impresiona la llegada del aéreo pues este esta…
