I’m in Timor-Leste to visit the Railaco Jesuit Mission, which has been supported by St Canice’s Parish in Sydney for the past twenty years. This little rural parish is located in the mountains and – depending on your choice of vehicle and driver – about an hour away from Dili. On this trip, I’ve also been invited to participate in the special celebrations in Soibada – about three hours from Dili – to mark the establishment of the first Jesuit Mission in the country 125 years ago.
day of Pilgrimage in the Holy Land! I walked with my guide from the Mount of Olives, down the slopes to the Garden of Gethsemane and across the Kidron Valley to enter the Old City through the Lion’s Gate, and along the Via Dolorosa. observed other ‘pilgrims’ along the way. Some sang hymns. Some sat …
