Podcast Episodes

Homilies: Thirty-second Sunday of the Year (B) Nov. 10, 2024

Episode 987

The woman knew better. She knew that what she had was nothing compared to what God offers. God offers me eternity. Can I, in gratitude, find ways to offer up my treasure of time?

About the Speaker: Fa…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

UCA News Weekly Summary, November 8, 2024

Episode 988

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.

The claim by a Hindu leader that churches are involved in drug trade in India’s northeast region has sparked widespread…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Homilies: Thirty-first Sunday of the Year (B) Nov. 3, 2024

Episode 984

Being a Christian is not about behaving toward others in a certain way. It is about having a special kind of relationship with God. All else follows from that.

About the Speaker: Father William J Grim…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

UCA News Weekly Summary, November 1, 2024

Episode 986

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.

A new bishop ordained in China shortly after the renewal of the Sino-Vatican agreement on appointment of bishops in the…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Observations: A boy on a riverbank

Episode 985

The 17th-century Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō made several journeys through the country writing haibun, a combination of haiku poetry and prose observations. Father William Grimm  shares some thoughts …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Homilies: Thirtieth Sunday of the Year (B) Oct. 27, 2024

Episode 981

The Gospels do not hesitate to put us followers of Jesus in a bad light. We, represented by the disciples, can be so dense that we miss something that evil demons know and that even a blind man can s…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

UCA News Weekly Summary, October 25, 2024

Episode 983

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.

A bishop’s request to the pope asking not to be made a cardinal has surprised Catholics in Muslim-majority Indonesia. L…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Observations: Why did Pope Francis go to Japan?

Episode 982

Nihon Hidankyo, Japan’s nationwide organization of atomic bomb survivors, was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. The award announcement said one reason the organization received the award was that t…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Homilies: Twenty-ninth Sunday of the Year (B) Oct. 20, 2024

Episode 979

Sometimes, being a Christian means going against doing what comes naturally. The whole world does what comes naturally, and that is why it needs salvation.

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

UCA News Weekly Summary, October 18, 2024

Episode 980

Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule around 10 minutes.

Indian Church leaders welcome maiden government-sponsored peace talks between tribal Christians and Hindu Meitei commun…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago