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My Very Special Stole

Posted on 8th March 2016 by Denis CarterMarch 10, 2016

My Special Stole In the Summer of 1983 I was appointed as a member of a new team of four Columban Missionary Priests to work in the Diocese of Hyderabad Pakistan. I was to be the new Parish Priest of … Continue reading →

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9th September 1998 A Night of Terror

Posted on 1st February 2016 by Denis CarterFebruary 1, 2016

In the early hours of the morning of 9th September 1998 the bright moon cast a silver sheen over the village and camp of Mariamabad (Matli, Sindh). Several hundred souls slept on the ground or on simple cots in the … Continue reading →

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The Vagri People of Sindh

Posted on 22nd January 2016 by Denis CarterJanuary 22, 2016

In the years I spent in St. Thomas’ parish, Badin, I have met many different types of people. Rich and poor, High and Low caste, Muslim, Hindu and Christian and many that I was not sure about. Some have been … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness

Posted on 7th January 2016 by Denis CarterJanuary 16, 2020

This story is taken from the time I was in charge of the parish of St. Joseph’s in Matli, in Sindh Province, Pakistan.

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Sermon on a Bus

Posted on 29th December 2015 by Denis CarterDecember 29, 2015

A bus journey that became an encounter and a  moment of Grace … Continue reading →

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The Haji

Posted on 14th December 2015 by Denis CarterJanuary 16, 2020

It has been my experience to have the strangest encounters when least expecting them. Shortly after my arrival at the parish of Badin, I came to know a man who took his life into his own hands by wanting to … Continue reading →

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It was heard on the Grapevine

Posted on 14th December 2015 by Denis CarterJanuary 16, 2020

A hard fact of life in Pakistan is the way some people are regarded as not having any real value as humans. Many poor people hire themselves out as labourers to very wealthy and powerful landlords. In truth it is … Continue reading →

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Vocation

Posted on 20th August 2015 by Denis CarterJanuary 16, 2020

I suppose that like a lot of people growing up in an English working-class environment, the question Who is God? was for me no more profound than asking Who is the Queen? … Continue reading →

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The Bread of Life

Posted on 14th August 2015 by Denis CarterJanuary 16, 2020

Whenever I smell fresh baked bread, many images and memories are conjured up in my mind. By far the strongest image is that of a time I spent in the village of Bhozoni, on the border of the desert in … Continue reading →

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Trinity

Posted on 14th August 2015 by Denis CarterJanuary 16, 2020

Shopping for cloth can be an adventure … Continue reading →

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