POINT OF ORIGIN | Fiji finds its feet – A priest, a procession and the power of listening

POINT OF ORIGIN | Fiji finds its feet – A priest, a procession and the power of listening

FIJI was beginning to find its footing after years of political and social upheaval in 1991. The memory of the 1987 coups still lingered, and questions of identity, belonging, and trust rippled quietly through communities and churches alike. While politicians debated the nation’s future, ordinary people were learning new ways to speak, pray and live together again. For Columban priest Fr Frank Hoare, these lessons were often discovered not in gr…