By Chainarong Monthienvichienchai
AS the Holy Doors of the Jubilee Year 2025 begin to close, the Catholic world pauses to look back on a year marked by the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.”
Throughout these months, countless stories have been told of major gatherings, pastoral initiatives, and global events that sought to embody this hope.
Yet, as this Holy Year draws to its conclusion, my own reflection turns not to grand stages or headline moments, but to a quiet village in northeastern Thailand, far from the centers of power and absent from most maps.
I am thinking of Thabom.
More than twenty-five years ago, I traveled alone to this remote village in Loei province, some 700 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. I went there as an educator to observe a new mission initiative. I remained as a witness to something far deeper, a quiet, persistent hope taking root.
As it was then, so it is now: Thabom stands at the “periphery” in every sense, geographically isolated, economically fragile, and educationally disadvantaged.
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