Bill Robins, SJ, is a Canadian Jesuit who lived at Godavari, our original school at the south-east edge of the Kathmandu Valley. He lived in a community of six Jesuits and taught 11 and 12 English until his return to Canada in 2021.
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Seven years ago, Fr. Bill Robins, SJ took a summer break from his work in Kathmandu to visit his native Canada. During the summer of 2016, Bill again made a visit to Canada. This summer was different for this time Bill was also able to join with a group of friends and relatives to enjoy a delightful tour of Newfoundland....
Anthony Sharma, SJ was the first superior of the Missio Sui Juris of Nepal. For 38 years, from 1985 until his retirement in 2004, he worked tirelessly to open schools and parishes across Nepal....
Father Bill Robins, SJ offers us a short story that allows us a glimpse into the life and culture of the people of Nepal....
After the terrible earthquakes last year in Nepal, Bill Robins, SJ along with some pre-novices and Jesuit scholastics made a treacherous journey to help build the Jesuit residence in Tipling - 2,100 metres above sea level....
The November Apostleship of Prayer Evangelization intention is about the Pastors of the Church. Bill Robins, SJ writes about some of the forms of pastoral ministry and the duties of Pastors....
Bill Robins, Sj writes about the Apostleship of Prayer intention - Evangelization: MISSION IN ASIA : "That with a missionary spirit the Christian communities of Asia may announce the Gospel to those who are still awaiting it."...
The Apostleship of Prayer Mission Intention for September 2015 is that catechists may give witness by living in a way consistent with the faith they proclaim.But what makes an ideal parish catechist? Bill Robins, SJ addresses this question in today's post....
Inspired by the igNation series of articles about English Canadian Jesuit cities, Fr. Bill Robins, SJ writes about his own city - Kathmandu , Nepal where he has lived and worked for almost forty years....
My favorite persecution story takes me to St. Paul's first missionary journey (Acts 14, 19-20). He and Barnabas are in Lystra, now in Turkey, where they have met with initial success, but others object and stir the crowd into such frenzy that the people stone Paul. They think Paul is dead so drag him out of the city, probably out of fear of the Roman Soldiers. The Roman authorities wanted no trouble, and usually settled problems by crucifying trouble makers. Paul regains consciousness and then goes right back to the city to continue his preaching!...
From Kathmandu comes Bill Robin's story about a young boy named Eak who left his village as a child. After some time as a beggar, Eak found a home at St. Xavier's Social Service Centre. Today, Eak works for the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as a teacher's assistant. Now married, and a father himself, he must deal with the destruction of his parent's village in the recent earthquake....
