UCA News Podcast

Remembering all saints becomes a reminder that God can be, and in fact is at work in the time, place and life which I live. 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 c...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. A captured fugitive in Cambodia, pressing water treaties in Bangladesh, Sri Lankan justice pleas, Mindanao's Indigenous struggles, Indonesian ecological crises, and modernizing Asian Catholic ministries. Here is your weekly news. Filed by UCA News reporters, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover phot...

The law of Christ is simple. Love. Love God by loving your neighbor. And your neighbor is anyone close enough to be loved, anyone in 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, visit...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. From controversial executions in Saudi Arabia and missing activists in Vietnam, to disaster fraud in Indonesia and student suspensions in the Philippines, citizens across Asia are demanding immediate justice. Tune in to listen. Filed by UCA News reporters, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo...

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 We Christians have been shown Christ, the image of God, so that we can proclaim that image to all the world. In order to do so, we must clear away whatever mars that image in us. For news in and abou...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. In this week’s summary, a broadcaster is murdered in the Philippines, a China-North Korea bridge finally opens, mob violence erupts in Pakistan, and twenty-four South Korean Christians face arrest in Nepal. Filed by UCA News reporters, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background sc...

In the Eucharist, in the worship and service of the community of good and bad folks that Jesus invites to the banquet of God's Kingdom, I am offered a foretaste of heaven. How could I do other than rejoice? 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.ucan...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. This week Myanmar’s military occupies churches, Indian Christians face coordinated attacks, Malaysia deports refugees, and Bangladesh arrests political opponents. Plus, vital news updates from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. Filed by UCA News reporters, presented by Joe Mat...

There is one other thing we must do. We must hear and heed the messengers God sends to us workers in the vineyard. For we, too, need to be converted throughout our lives. 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 Ch...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. From anti-dynasty drives in the Philippines and security arrests in Hong Kong to missing activists in Cambodia, demographic rows in India, and labor shifts in Bangladesh, Asia faces major sociopolitical changes. Tune in and subscribe free to listen. Filed by UCA News reporters, presented by Joe...

The test of Christian faith is not merely whether or not we are in church on Sunday. Going to church is the renewing of our "yes" to the call of God. But, do we follow through on the promise? 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  ...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. This week: Sri Lankan families welcome Easter attack verdicts, South Korean bishops demand an end to capital punishment, and Indonesian farmers celebrate a landmark agrarian reform law backed by the Church. Tune in and subscribe free to listen. Filed by UCA News reporters, presented by Joe Math...

Just as the parables of Jesus show the love of God in stories about lost coins, vineyards and generous landowners, the followers of Jesus must make the events of everyday life point to God's loving presence among 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, visi...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. This week, rights advocates challenge governments in China, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. Meanwhile, religious leaders in Korea, India, and Pakistan defend their communities, as Asia unites for disaster relief and peace. Tune in and subscribe free to listen. Filed by UCA News reporters, presented b...

The way out of the paradox is to realize that forgiving and being forgiven is not a parade of activities that happen in order – God forgives, then I forgive, then God forgives. God’s forgiving me and my forgiving others go on together.   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 abou...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. A Philippine ferry burns, an Ahmadi leader is murdered, Papuan rights workers face firebombs, a Chinese lawyer flees, Rome appoints a bishop, and UNESCO considers Japan's historic onsen bathing culture. Tune in to listen. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, presented by Joe...

The Lord's command to confront sin in ourselves and others is never easy to fulfill. It is even harder, perhaps, to be the object of that confrontation, whether as individuals or as societies. So, what are we to do? 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...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. From tragic violence in Manipur and climate disasters in Nepal, to high-profile convictions in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Cambodia, plus major civil rights disputes sweeping Sri Lanka and beyond. Tune in to listen. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, presented by Joe Mathew...

The temptation to avoid the cross is not one that Jesus alone faced. We, too, face it. That is the reason Jesus tells us that we must be willing to take up the cross.   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 Ch...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. This week’s news roundup details critical events across Asia, highlighting devastating natural disasters in Nepal, Indonesia, and Vietnam, alongside serious human rights and religious freedom struggles in Myanmar, Hong Kong, China, Pakistan, and India. It illustrates the severe impact on vulner...

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 The 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...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Quake devastation in Indonesia, a tragic acquittal in Pakistan, religious crackdowns in China, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, plus key faith and justice updates from India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, presented by Joe Mathews,...

The 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 ab...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. This week we look at deadly Philippine floods, Thai Catholic school security, a Hong Kong sedition ruling, Cambodian dissident arrests, Sri Lankan prison unrest, Indian church clashes, Indonesian dress-code warnings, and Seoul's World Youth Day. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia. Fi...

The 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...