Missions

The children who benefit from the Bok Spots express their gratitude. Super Father Jim! Several years ago, I had an idea to open a learning center—a place where kids could go to access the internet before and after…

The light of Advent At times in this pandemic, we’re tempted to give up. We’re tempted to think the candles of Advent have gone out. Mother Teresa, with her great work with the poor, lit a candle in Calcutta…

A place for learning The Coronavirus Pandemic has prevented children in Jamaica from learning in their normal classrooms. Fr. Colin bumps elbows with the technician who installed the wi-fi at the Bok Spots While many schools around…

Fr. Colin King with students and teacher in Revival, Jamaica, last year. Challenges to education All Jamaican schools shut down in March thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. The new school year was to open on Monday, September 7,…

Fr. Colin King visits a classroom in Jamaica. Jamaica: A Vision Culminating in 20 years of Service, Success, and Trusting in God’s Providence At the St. Anthony Kitchen in Negril Dear Friends, On May 5, 1999,…

Fr. Jim Bok with Rhonda and Richard Ramey Richard and Rhonda Ramey have been visiting Jamaica for over thirty years and have traveled the island extensively. While they have always treasured the natural beauty of Jamaica, they also…

Fr. Jim Bok, Fr. Colin King, Br. Steve Dupuis and Fr. Saleem Amir are 4 friars ministering to 6 churches in the mission Diocese of Montego Bay.  During these days of global pandemic, they had to adjust on the…

Fr. Joe Hund with neighbors. A sad sign of the times: When the word went out that food would be available May 1 on St. Mary of the Angels property in New Orleans, cars began lining up three…

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcome me,…” –Matthew 25:35 Before the pandemic struck and mandatory lockdowns ensued, the Mother Teresa of Calcutta Dining…

The beach in Negril, Jamaica, is deserted due to the Coronavirus pandemic Like the rest of the world, we in Jamaica are seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The #1 industry in Jamaica is tourism with over…