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A missionary from Ireland

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When we Christians think of missionaries we think of dedicated Christians traveling miles to far-off lands, usually to third world countries to convert people to Christianity and to better their lives. They leave family and friends and immerse themselves in a very different culture; many times becoming martyrs and never returning home.

Let me introduce you to a “modern missionary.” Fr.

Sean Fox was born in Pontoon, near Foxford, in county Mayo, Ireland, in 1928.

After high school he entered the seminary at All Hallows in Dublin to study for the Catholic priesthood and to serve in the Archdioce...

 

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