Podcast Episodes

UCA News Weekly Summary, May 6, 2022

Episode 698

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

Thousands of mainly Christian ethnic Karen have fled their homes as Myanmar’s military junta intensifies air strikes an…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Homilies: Third Sunday of Easter (C) May 1, 2022

Episode 694

Peter was chosen to lead the disciples, to lead the Church, not because he was bright or well-spoken or a deep thinker. He was appointed to look after the Lord's flock because he loved the Lord.

About…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

UCA News Weekly Summary, April 29, 2022

Episode 696

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

Pope Francis has called for the truth behind the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka. In other parts of Asia, the struggl…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Observations: Living in the world that is while hoping for a better

Episode 695

Faith and ideals give us dreams, but the reality we inherit limits how we can work toward making those dreams and hopes come true. Incarnation means that we, like Jesus, live in a world we are given,…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Homilies: Second Sunday of Easter (C) Apr. 24, 2022

Episode 692

God entrusts us with a great gift. Overcoming evil depends upon our willingness to forgive. It is up to us. We can forgive, or we can refuse to forgive. God will accept our decision.

About the Speaker…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

UCA News Weekly Summary, April 22, 2022

Episode 693

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

Easter celebrations triggered mixed feelings for Christians in Asia. While there was joy at returning to churches after…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

Homilies: Easter Sunday (C) Apr. 17, 2022

Episode 689

On this Sunday, this Easter Sunday, we remember what every Sunday is because of what happened one Sunday long ago when the mission of the Church was born in the proclamation, "The Lord is risen!"

Abou…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Homilies: Good Friday Apr. 15, 2022

Episode 688

Today 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 necessa…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Homilies: Holy Thursday Apr. 14, 2022

Episode 687

Our 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 Will…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Observations: Blooming Cherries and Christian life

Episode 691

It is early spring in Japan, the time when cherry trees bloom. Even in Tokyo, the world’s largest metropolis, nature calls us to reflect on beauty and its passing. For Christians, cherry time is part…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago