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UCA News Weekly Summary, April 12, 2024
April 12, 2024 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. A top Vatican official is on a six-day visit to Vietnam to strengthen diplomatic ties with the communist-ruled nation. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Churc...
Homilies: Second Sunday of Easter (B) Apr. 7, 2024
April 06, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.07 MBLiving a Christian life takes courage. However, we need not search for it. We have it. Each Sunday when we join the community of disciples we take the greatest risk, that of meeting the Lord. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucan...
UCA News Weekly Summary, April 5, 2024
April 05, 2024 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Catholic Church in Taiwan has pledged help to the victims after the strongest earthquake in decades left nine dead, over 800 injured and damaged dozens of buildings. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex f...
Homilies: Easter Sunday (B) Mar. 31, 2024
March 30, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MBOn Easter we celebrate on behalf of all the world God's love that embraces all the world. We celebrate for that boy, for all the dead and for ourselves, the living who are promised a share in the life of Christ who rose. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To ...
Homilies: Good Friday Mar. 29, 2024
March 29, 2024 01:30 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBToday is also a day of commitment to be a sign of God's love. God felt it worthwhile for Jesus to die in order that I might know love. My life is worth giving in the day-to-day as well as, if necessary, in death so that others may know that love. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, ...
Homilies: Holy Thursday Mar. 28, 2024
March 27, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MBOur sharing Eucharist is a service -- a service to the world. We can wash its feet, and we can bring it with us as we share union with Christ. It's all one and the same. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On ...
Homilies: Palm or Passion Sunday (B) Mar. 24, 2024
March 23, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.21 MBWe mark this Holy Week with solemn joy. Death is real. But this week we know that love is even more real. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanews T...
UCA News Weekly Summary, March 22, 2024
March 22, 2024 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. In conflict-torn Myanmar, political fighting crossed religious lines when a Christian pastor was shot dead by three unknown attackers in Kachin state this week. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for uc...
Homilies: Fifth Sunday of Lent (B) Mar. 17, 2024
March 16, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.26 MBJohn "lets the beans out of the bag" by telling us that Jesus is actually talking about the way he will die, lifted up from the earth on a cross. Do I really want to be drawn to him there? About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.u...
UCA News Weekly Summary, March 15, 2024
March 15, 2024 10:30 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. International experts and organizations have expressed concerns over freedom of religion in Hong Kong after the authorities introduced a new security law stipulating tough penalties. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produc...
Homilies: Fourth Sunday of Lent (B) Mar. 10, 2024
March 09, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBLent is the season when we prepare to renew our baptismal commitment in solidarity with those being baptized at Easter. It is a time of preparation to re-dedicate ourselves to proclaiming to the world the good news that God indeed loves us now, here, as we really are. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and abou...
UCA News Weekly Summary, March 8, 2024
March 08, 2024 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Indian nuns and priests join women activists to demand end of crimes against women and ensure their rights and empowerment ahead of the national election in May. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for u...
Homilies: Third Sunday of Lent (B) Mar. 3, 2024
March 02, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.05 MBMid-way to our celebration of the Cross and Easter, we reflect on how we are like the animals, tables and vendors in the temple, interfering with others' finding the Lord. As individuals and as a community, we must repent. But, we are called to more than guilt feelings. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and ab...
UCA News Weekly Summary, March 1, 2024
March 01, 2024 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. A Filipino Catholic laywoman who quit her job to become a full-time volunteer catechist is slated for sainthood. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in ...
Homilies: Second Sunday of Lent (B) Feb. 25, 2024
February 24, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.87 MBToday's Gospel is a Lenten reminder that the gift of being a beloved child of God that I received in Baptism leads to my own transfiguration. I walk the way of the Cross in this world, but it is a way that leads to incomparable glory. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.uc...
UCA News Weekly Summary, February 23, 2024
February 23, 2024 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Minority Christians in India continue to face threats and harassment as hardline Hindu groups push for a Hindu-centric cultural and religious nationalism. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews...
Homilies: First Sunday of Lent (B) Feb. 18, 2024
February 17, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBThe Lord calls us to a change of life, a change we exercise in some small way in Lent as a means of recommitting ourselves at Easter to the big reform we accepted in our baptismal commitment. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.u...
UCA News Weekly Summary, February 16, 2024
February 16, 2024 10:30 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. One person died and 53 were injured when part of the second floor of a Catholic church collapsed during a packed Ash Wednesday Mass in the Philippines. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com...
Homilies: Ash Wednesday Feb. 14, 2024
February 13, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MBWelcome to Lent, a time to reflect on our ashiness and our salvation. From now till the start of the Sacred Triduum we will remember that we are Cinderella sitting in sin. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate...
Homilies: Sixth Sunday of the Year (B) Feb. 11, 2024
February 10, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.49 MBWe followers of Jesus are called to be supernatural. In other words, we must be people noteworthy for our willingness to go beyond the natural in us. That means developing the ability to look upon others as the sons and daughters of God, our brothers and sisters. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the...
UCA News Weekly Summary, February 9, 2024
February 09, 2024 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. An airstrike on a school in Myanmar’s Demoso township in Kayah state killed four children, all boys aged 12 to 14, and injured at least 15 other children. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews....
Homilies: Fifth Sunday of the Year (B) Feb. 4, 2024
February 03, 2024 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.68 MBLike Jesus, we must be ready and willing to leave our prayer for those who seek us out. Like Peter's mother-in-law, our encounter with God must get us back to normal stuff. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate ...
UCA News Weekly Summary, February 2, 2024
February 02, 2024 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Catholics in China welcomed three new bishops who were ordained with the approval of the Vatican and the communist government within a week. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news ...
Homilies: Fourth Sunday of the Year (B) Jan. 28, 2024
January 27, 2024 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.6 MBThe first step in repentance is to admit our guilt, as when we go to confession. We admit our faults and failures out loud, making them painfully and embarrassingly real to ourselves. Then, we are presented with the sin-overpowering love of God when we most recognize our need of it. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For n...
UCA News Weekly Summary, January 26, 2024
January 26, 2024 10:30 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Asian countries are among top persecutors of Christians, says a report from US-based Christian rights group, Open Doors. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Chu...
Homilies: Third Sunday of the Year (B) Jan. 21, 2024
January 20, 2024 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MBThe clearest presence of the reign is Jesus, God's reign made flesh. "The time of fulfillment has come" is another way of saying, "Here I am!" About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On Twitter Follow Or Connect t...
UCA News Weekly Summary, January 19, 2024
January 19, 2024 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Taiwanese defied threats of punishment from Beijing and elected pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as their new president. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about t...
Observations: Our unqualified, incompetent savior
January 17, 2024 05:20 - 6 minutes - 13.1 MBSome of Pope Francis’ pastoral moves, for example his making provision for the blessing of couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples, have drawn criticism and opposition from those who see this as deviation from precedent. However, the pope may actually be following the deeper precedent of Jesus. Father William Grimm shares some thoughts on this. Produced by Binu Alex About the Speaker: Father William Grimm, a native of New York City, is a missioner and presbyter who since 197...
Homilies: Second Sunday of the Year (B) Jan. 14, 2024
January 13, 2024 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBWhen the disciples went with Jesus, they entered into a path of healing, forgiveness, and liberation for others. Such lives will lead us to what it is, whom it is, we are seeking. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/d...
UCA News Weekly Summary, January 12, 2024
January 12, 2024 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Christians in conflict-torn Myanmar paid their last respects to 17 ethnic Chin Christians killed in a military airstrike. Listen to the story and more in this wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the...
Homilies: Epiphany (B) Jan. 7, 2024
January 06, 2024 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.92 MBWe are called to be Stars of Bethlehem, leading men and women to Christ. The chief vocation of the Church is to proclaim the Good News to all nations. How do I share in that great vocation? About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.uca...
UCA News Weekly Summary, January 5, 2024
January 05, 2024 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a deadly earthquake that hit Japan on New Year’s Day. Listen to this story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.uca...
Homilies: Mary Mother of God Jan. 1, 2024
January 01, 2024 01:30 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MBEach of us is presented with the same vocation as Mary. God says to you and to me, "Make my Son present in the world. Forgive sins. Bring healing. Live with faith that my love is stronger than your death. By word and deed, assure the world of my love." About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in ...
Homilies: Holy Family (B) Dec. 31, 2023
December 30, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBIf there were no answer to our search and longing, then, indeed, our lives would be futile. What use is there for a hunger that cannot be filled? What sense can there be to an existence defined in part by something that is meaningless? About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.u...
Homilies: Christmas Day Dec. 25, 2023
December 25, 2023 01:30 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBToday we remember and celebrate the fact that we can know God's glory and power not as some sort of information, but as a person. So, on Christmas Day we move from the story to the program, from what happened long ago to our vocation today. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit ...
Homilies: Fourth Sunday of Advent (B) Dec. 24, 2023
December 23, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBGod doesn't choose the way we would. God chooses worldly weakness to proclaim divine power. That's the reason Mary was chosen and the reason we have been chosen. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On Twitter ...
UCA News Weekly Summary, December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023 10:30 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Christians across Asia have prepared culturally and spiritually to celebrate Christmas and New Year despite hardships and challenges. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and ...
Observations: Christmas Credo
December 19, 2023 03:24 - 6 minutes - 5.75 MBOur focus on the Christ child at Christmas can distract us from seeing the deeper reality of the Incarnation, that in Christ’s coming among us as one of us our whole life, including our death, has been embraced by God. We are invited at Christmas to strengthen our embrace of the whole reality of life, believing that God is with us in it all. Father William Grimm shares some thoughts on this. Produced by Binu Alex About the Speaker: Father William Grimm, a native of New York City, is a mi...
Homilies: Third Sunday of Advent (B) Dec. 17, 2023
December 16, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.97 MBThe place we really live our faith is not in a church. It is in the desert of our workplaces, our schools, our streets, our homes. There is no other place for the world to hear our call to prepare the way of the Lord, to join us on the way of and to the Lord. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the ...
UCA News Weekly Summary, December 15, 2023
December 15, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. A group of Catholics in an Indian archdiocese hailed the resignations of two senior leaders of their Eastern rite Syro-Malabar Church amid an ongoing crisis over a liturgy dispute and land scams. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Lou...
Observations: Dragons in Advent
December 11, 2023 03:45 - 7 minutes - 6.56 MBOur Advent meditations and prayers include reflection on the end of the age and the disasters that lead up to it. Today we face the dual disasters of war and climate change. We are not likely to see the end of either. But we can begin the long process of healing the world for the sake of future generations. Father William Grimm shares some thoughts on this. Produced by Binu Alex About the Speaker: Father William Grimm, a native of New York City, is a missioner and presbyter who since 197...
Homilies: Second Sunday of Advent (B) Dec. 10, 2023
December 09, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBIn Advent we make a bit more effort to welcome the Lord into our lives and into our hearts, so that we can indeed know him as Son of God, as Good News. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On Twitter Follow ...
UCA News Weekly Summary, December 8, 2023
December 08, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. A bomb attack at a Sunday Mass left four university students dead and several injured in the insurgency-plagued Mindanao Island in the Philippines. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com ...
Homilies: First Sunday of Advent (B) Dec. 3, 2023
December 02, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBFaith, hope and love are virtues directed toward past, future and present. In Advent, we remind ourselves to be ever ready to meet and love the Lord who has come, who will come, who comes. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.u...
UCA News Weekly Summary, December 1, 2023
December 01, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. A bishop, priests and religious fled Christ the King cathedral in Loikaw as military junta took over the complex in conflict-torn Myanmar. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in...
Observations: Everyone, everyone, everyone
November 26, 2023 22:30 - 25 seconds - 455 KBAn increased understanding of gender issues has led to contention in the Catholic Church as Pope Francis acts on the principle that a pastoral approach to all people is the true role of the Church. Father William Grimm shares some thoughts on this. Produced by Binu Alex For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On Twitter Follow us : twitter.com/ucanews About the Speaker: Father William Grimm, a native of New York C...
Homilies: Last Sunday of the Year (A) Nov. 26, 2023
November 25, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBWe must be such followers of the crucified Jesus, giving our strength and even our lives for the sake of others that they will respond to us as the bystander at the crucifixion did who tried to give Jesus something to drink. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.c...
UCA News Weekly Summary, November 24, 2023
November 24, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Heavy rains and severe flooding left at least six people dead and thousands stranded in Vietnam and Philippines. In this weekly podcast we present stories from Asia you need to know. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asi...
Homilies: Thirty-Third Sunday of the Year (A) Nov. 19, 2023
November 18, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.54 MBIt is to us as servants and for the sake of being servants that God gives us talents. Let us not bury them, but put them forth for the whole world. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate On Twitter Follow Or C...
UCA News Weekly Summary, November 17, 2023
November 17, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Archbishop Joseph Li Shan of Beijing, president of China’s state-run Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association was in Hong Kong on a five-day visit that began on Monday. This story and more in this week’s podcast. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Rock Ronald Rozario, edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by John Laurenson, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com For news in...