25 Years of Witnessing to the Word in Thailand 235 He was invited to deliver an academic lecture to the students at Good Shepherd Seminary in the Archdiocese of Mount Hagen, PNG by Fr Michael Nguyen SVD who is Dean of Studies at the seminary. “When the Dean of Holy Spirit Seminary in Port Moresby heard about my coming, he reached out to invite me to talk there as well,” Fr Anthony said. These are the two primary places where seminarians are trained in philosophy and theology in PNG. During his visit, Fr Anthony spoke on the topics of ‘Ecological Conscience’ and ‘Christian Discipleship and Social Media’. “This was my first visit to PNG,” he said. “My impression is that PNG culture is very community oriented. People are sociable and like to congregate in social settings. “They’re always ready to strike up a conversation with someone, whether they know them or not. This is exceptionally rare nowadays in so many societies where people are focused on their electronic gadgets when they are in public that there is very little interaction going on between people. “This is also my fear about what will happen to the people in PNG when the country has more access to the internet and the use of mobile phones becomes more prevalent in the country. “We’ve seen this happen almost universally throughout the world as digital technology takes over people’s lives.”
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