Podcast Episodes

Homilies: Passion or Palm Sunday (C) Apr. 10, 2022

Episode 686

We give thanks to Christ for uniting with us, embracing the fear, pain and death that are an ineradicable part of our lives. At the worst times of my life, Christ crucified is there with me.

About the…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

UCA News Weekly Summary, April 8, 2022

Episode 690

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

Catholic bishops, priests and nuns join street protesters in Sri Lanka as the island nation faces an economic crisis. T…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Homilies: Fifth Sunday of Lent (C) Apr. 3, 2022

Episode 684

Sin is serious, but the most important thing in the world is the love of God that forgives our sins. The scribes and Pharisees had forgotten that.

About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Marykn…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

UCA News Weekly Summary, April 1, 2022

Episode 685

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

India’s Dalit Christians have continued to protest the appointment of a non-Dalit Catholic archbishop, terming it discr…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Homilies: Fourth Sunday of Lent (C) Mar. 27, 2022

Episode 681

Lent is a time for me to come to my senses and return to my Father. I do not need fancy words. I do not need to buy forgiveness with good deeds or intentions. All I need is to say, "Father, I have fl…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

UCA News Weekly Summary, March 25, 2022

Episode 683

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

The ordination of 13 new priests in conflict-torn Myanmar is seen a sign of hope and blessing for the minority Christia…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Observations: Our Diocletian dilemma

Episode 682

The division of the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western halves led to the same division in Christianity. Different histories in East and West then caused the development of different approaches to …

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Homilies: Third Sunday of Lent (C) Mar. 20, 2022

Episode 678

We are celebrating Lent, the season of repentance. We reflect upon our sinfulness and do what we can with God's help to change our lives. Rather than punishing us, God gives us chance after chance to…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

UCA News Weekly Summary, March 18, 2022

Episode 680

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

The Pakistani Church has started the formal process of sainthood for the country’s first Servant of God. This story and…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Observations: The Ukraine war is obsolete

Episode 679

The war in Ukraine has ended three-quarters of a century of comparative peace in Europe. Democracy, economic integration, and Christianity were supposed to maintain and spread peace. They have not, a…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago