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UCA News Weekly Summary, September 1, 2023
September 01, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday to kick off his historic four-day visit. He is the first pope to visit the Buddhist-majority Asian nation bordered by Russia and China. 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 ...
Homilies: Twenty-First Sunday of the Year (A) Aug. 27, 2023
August 26, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.1 MBThe important thing about Peter and the important thing about me is that Christ has chosen us to be Church. He has set us up in all our weakness and declared that the gates of death will not prevail against us. 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...
UCA News Weekly Summary, August 25, 2023
August 25, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Church leaders and rights activists urged Filipinos to fight corruption and human rights abuses on the 40th death anniversary of democracy icon Benigno Aquino. 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 and ab...
Homilies: Twentieth of the Year (A) Aug. 20, 2023
August 19, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBThe Incarnation means that Jesus really was a man of his time, his place and his people. He spoke their language, he dressed as they dressed, he had the same prejudices they had. 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/do...
UCA News Weekly Summary, August 18, 2023
August 18, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Mobs of Muslims attacked some 21 churches and dozens of Christian homes after two Christians were accused of committing blasphemy by desecrating the Quran in Pakistan’s Punjab province. 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 ucane...
Observations: Special Military Operation and Peace
August 16, 2023 11:56 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MBThe war in Ukraine gives new urgency to the problem of peacemaking. What must those opposed to violence do in the face of violent injustice? Does pacifism mean allowing injustice to succeed or does the fact of injustice make pacifism a naive and worthless pose? 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 ...
Homilies: Nineteenth Sunday of the Year (A) Aug. 13, 2023
August 12, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBThe Lord is willing to support us in doing the impossible. What we need is enough faith to enable us to step out of the security of the boat we call everyday "sensible" life. 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, August 11, 2023
August 11, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong met with the country’s Catholic bishops to strengthen ties between the state and the church following his recent visit to the Vatican. 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...
Homilies: Transfiguration Aug. 6, 2023
August 05, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MBAugust 6 shines a bright light on our possibilities both as a human race and as individuals. As individuals, nations and a world, we must choose the path of glory lest we go down the path of destruction. 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...
UCA News Weekly Summary, August 4, 2023
August 04, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Catholics in Vietnam hope for more religious freedom after the communist-ruled nation signed a deal allowing the Vatican to have a resident papal representative in the country. 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 ...
Homilies: Seventeenth Sunday of the year (A) Jul. 30, 2023
July 29, 2023 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.34 MBHow can I become like some learned scribe who can speak with confident knowledge of the Reign of God? 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 To vi...
UCA News Weekly Summary, July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 12 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Young Asian Catholics head to the Portuguese capital Lisbon to attend the World Youth Day to be held from August 2-6. 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 and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews...
Homilies: Sixteen Sunday of the year (A) Jul. 23, 2023
July 22, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.8 MBIn our prayer, God makes the seemingly impossible happen. The seed of good flourishes, the world is leavened. All we need do is pray. But how? 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, July 21, 2023
July 21, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. The Vatican reiterates its stand to continue “dialogue” with China as Pope Francis recognized Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai who was transferred and installed unilaterally violating the 2018 Sino-Vatican Agreement. 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 a...
Homilies: Fifteenth Sunday of the Year (A) Jul. 16, 2023
July 15, 2023 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.68 MBNo matter where some of the seed may land and the odds against it, the growth of the Reign of God is unstoppable. That's the seed, but what of the sower? 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 O...
UCA News Weekly Summary, July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals including two from Asia – Malaysian Bishop Sebastian Francis of Penang and Bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan of Hong Kong. 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 and about th...
Homilies: Fourteenth Sunday of the year (A) Jul. 9, 2023
July 08, 2023 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.58 MBThe world around me may be in turmoil, but I will be in peace and calm, not because I am apart from the world, but because I am sharing God's deep love for that 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 Tw...
UCA News Weekly Summary, July 7, 2023
July 07, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. A crackdown on religious groups including Christians continues in Communist China. A Protestant church has appealed for prayers for the release of four arrested Christians. 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 ...
Homilies: Thirteenth Sunday of the Year (A) Jul. 2, 2023
July 01, 2023 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.29 MBPart of the call of Christ is a call to repentance. It is not something I can reserve to Lent or an occasional confession. Because nearly my whole life is a nay-saying to God, my whole life must be repentance. 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 ...
UCA News Weekly Summary, June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Innocent lives continue to be lost as fighting intensifies in military-ruled Myanmar. This week, 10 civilians were killed and eight wounded when the military bombed a village. 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 F...
Homilies: Twelfth Sunday of the Year (A) Jun. 25, 2023
June 24, 2023 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.57 MBIn a world full of terrors, we have been commissioned to share the Good News that we need not fear. God’s love protects us. God’s love embraces us eternally, overcoming fear, overcoming death. 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 News Weekly Summary, June 23, 2023
June 23, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Arson and unrest continued in India’s violence-hit Manipur state after more than 50 days with no end in sight for the ethnic conflict between warring communities. 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 an...
Homilies: Eleventh Sunday of the Year (A) Jun. 18, 2023
June 17, 2023 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.43 MBMy life as a Christian is not some sort of fortuitous accident. I have been chosen by God just as the Twelve were chosen. Somewhere in this world there is someone for whom I am God’s gift. 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, June 16, 2023
June 16, 2023 10:30 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Government sources say there are no deaths reported but a few injured after tens of thousands were evacuated from harm’s way as Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall in Gujarat. 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 n...
Homilies: Body and Blood of Christ (A) Jun. 11, 2023
June 10, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MBFortunately, Christ is not so choosy. He is willing to be present in the bread and wine that his people share. He is willing to be present in that people and in what they do as individuals and a community to show the love of God to the 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, visi...
UCA News Weekly Summary, June 9, 2023
June 09, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Taiwan’s democracy supporters remember the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown despite China’s all-out efforts to erase memories related to the brutal massacre. 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 n...
Homilies: Trinity Sunday (A) Jun. 4, 2023
June 03, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MBChristians called to show God's love to the world should show a love that is so full as to overflow us, bringing unity to a world of many persons. 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 Conne...
UCA News Weekly Summary, June 2, 2023
June 02, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Human rights activists, lawmakers, and the church have lamented the decline of democracy in Indonesia as the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of military dictator Suharto and the return to democracy. 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 pro...
Homilies: Pentecost (A) May 28, 2023
May 27, 2023 08:30 - 4 minutes - 4.28 MBOur first concern must always be with those who have not yet come to know Christ. Whatever we do as Christians, it must be shaped by our vocation to tell the whole world the Good News that Christ is risen. 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 plea...
UCA News Weekly Summary, May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Timor-Leste independence hero Xanana Gusmão returns to power after his party won the parliamentary election. This story and more are 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 and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com ...
Homilies: Ascension (A) May 21, 2023
May 20, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBThe Lord assures us that in his glory he is no longer limited by time and place and is with us today and always. That assurance gives us the confidence we need to obey his great command. 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.ucanew...
UCA News Weekly Summary, May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Cyclone Mocha left a trail of devastation in Myanmar and Bangladesh, prompting humanitarian responses from church groups and aid agencies. 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 and about the Church in As...
Homilies: Sixth Sunday of Easter (A) May 14, 2023
May 13, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.98 MBBecause the Spirit of the Risen Christ is in us we can face our own crosses with confidence that God is still at work, that God's will is done even when it is thwarted, as it so often is. 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.ucane...
UCA News Weekly Summary, May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Catholic Church leaders have called for peace as communal riots left at least 60 dead and over 23,000 displaced in India’s northeastern state of Manipur. 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 and about t...
Homilies: Fifth Sunday of Easter (A) May 7, 2023
May 06, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MBJesus tells us today that the place where we live with God is not only this world we live in now. He has prepared another place for us, one with "many dwelling places," enough dwelling places for each of us to live with him in his Father's house. 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, ...
UCA News Weekly Summary, May 5, 2023
May 05, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Asian nations have been listed among the worst violators of religious freedom by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Listen to 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 and about the Church...
Observations: The fading Japanese Church, the growing Church in Japan
May 02, 2023 08:25 - 7 minutes - 6.79 MBJapan needs immigrants but is not able or willing to integrate them into the country. Immigrants now predominate in the Catholic Church in Japan. The Church could be a model to Japanese society of a re-creation of what it means to be Japan, but that would require more creativity and effort than the Church’s management is putting forth. 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 plea...
Homilies: Fourth Sunday of Easter (A) Apr. 30, 2023
April 29, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.97 MBOften we sheep are to blame for being led astray by bad shepherds. The sheep of whom Jesus speaks in the Gospel can tell the difference between their own good shepherd and a bad one. We are not always so discerning. 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 contr...
UCA News Weekly Summary, Arpil 28, 2023
April 28, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Church leaders in southern India met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed various issues concerning the Christian community including the rising attacks and discrimination. This story and more are 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....
Homilies: Third Sunday of Easter (A) Apr. 23, 2023
April 22, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBWe share the Eucharist, and in that sacrament we know that the Lord is with us on all our roads, at all our tables. Then, we go to share that Good News with all. A Christian's encounter with Jesus is always meant for the sake of others. 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.uca...
UCA News Weekly Summary, Arpil 21, 2023
April 21, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Hong Kong’s Jesuit Bishop Stephen Chow began his first visit to mainland China as tensions mount between the Vatican and China over the secretive 2018 deal on the appointment of bishops. 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 ucan...
Homilies: Second Sunday of Easter (A) Apr. 16, 2023
April 15, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 6.12 MBThis is Easter time. We proclaim that Christ is risen. We say that God’s love has overcome the power of sin and death. We say that the power of evil is broken. Yet, when we check the news we see that evil seems to have survived the breaking of its power. 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 i...
UCA News Weekly Summary, April 14, 2023
April 14, 2023 10:30 - 13 minutes - 16.4 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. Christians across the globe celebrated Easter Sunday, while many Christians continued to face abuses and violence in various Asian nations. These stories and more are 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 and about the Churc...
Homilies: Easter Sunday (A) Apr. 9, 2023
April 08, 2023 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MBEaster is the anniversary celebration of your new birth in Christ through Baptism. It is the day on which eternal life became available to you through his Resurrection. It is the day you renew your commitment to living that new life for God and the 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 ...
Homilies: Good Friday Apr. 7, 2023
April 07, 2023 00:30 - 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 Apr. 6, 2023
April 06, 2023 00:30 - 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 Sunday (A) Apr. 2, 2023
April 01, 2023 08:30 - 5 minutes - 5.37 MBPerhaps some of the people who demanded Jesus’ death at the end of the week had begun the week singing hosannas. Who knows how or why they changed? What would I have done? 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 T...
UCA News Weekly Summary, March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. A court in central India granted bail to a Catholic priest who was arrested amid a flurry of inspections of church-run schools over alleged religious conversion. This story and more are 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 ...
Homilies: Fifth Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 26, 2023
March 25, 2023 08:30 - 6 minutes - 5.85 MBThe raising of Lazarus is a reminder that to be a Christian is not just to live in a certain way. Christians do have customs and commands that we obey and disobey, the chief among them being to love God and all those whom God loves. 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.ucan...
UCA News Weekly Summary, March 24, 2023
March 24, 2023 10:30 - 12 minutes - 15.5 MBListen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes. People displaced by conflict in Myanmar return to their homes from camps despite security concerns, uncertainty, and no viable plan for rehabilitation. This story and more are 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 and about ...