UCA News Podcast

No 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,...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. India pushes divorce reform, Indonesia faces a rights backlash, a Pakistani blasphemy acquittal, South Korea’s ex-president remains jailed, Sri Lankans seek shrine access, plus border tensions in Cambodia and Taiwan. All these stories and more. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia. Fil...

The 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 Chu...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. From South Korea’s World Youth Day laws and Philippine political protests, to deadly airstrikes in Myanmar and Pakistan, and rising ethnic tensions in China and India. All these stories and more. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Anto...

Part 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.u...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Legal, religious, and social shakeups sweep Asia via landmark church rulings, political arrests, and policy overhauls across Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. All these stories and more. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia. Filed...

In 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...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Indonesian Catholic students joined nationwide protests against the government's flagship free meal program amid corruption allegations, food poisoning incidents and a constitutional challenge. In India, Human Rights Watch accused authorities of forcibly expelling ethnic Bengali residents to Ba...

My 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...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Catholic bishops in the Philippines appealed for donations after a powerful earthquake killed at least 41 people and left hundreds injured. In China, a Buddhist monk was detained after briefly commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary, while in Hong Kong, a construction worker was...

Fortunately, 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 abou...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Asian bishops urged churches in the region to deepen dialogue and common witness at an ecumenical gathering in Thailand. Rights group, CIVICUS accused Hong Kong authorities of using security laws to suppress activism and free expression, and Thailand signaled it would reject colonial-era maps u...

Christians 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 ww...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Indonesian Catholics donated sacrificial animals to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Adha as a gesture of interfaith solidarity, families of Sri Lanka’s disappeared marched in Colombo demanding truth and justice for civil war victims, and Cambodia sentenced six Chinese nationals to life imprisonment...

Our 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.ucane...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Cambodia accused Thailand of violating its sovereignty by opening a disputed Khmer temple to tourists and religious ceremonies, Indonesia’s military denied involvement in a bombing at a Catholic church in Papua, and Asian Church leaders urged stronger pastoral support for Christian families at...

The 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 i...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Philippine bishops urged senators not to delay Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Papuan students marched for justice after civilian killings, and Indian Church leaders condemned the murder of indigenous Christian leaders in conflict-hit Manipur this week. Tune in for the latest d...

Because 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...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Protests erupted in Myanmar over plans to revive a controversial Chinese-backed dam project, while a Catholic actor-turned-politician reshaped South Indian politics and Bangladesh swore in its first Christian tribal woman lawmaker. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia. Filed by UCA New...

Jesus 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...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. East Asian police unleashed a crackdown on child pornography production and use, while Sri Lanka witnessed scenes of multi-faith harmony as Buddhist monks undertook a week-long peace walk. Tune in for the latest developments from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, tex...

Often 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...

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 to 15 minutes. Indonesia passes a historic domestic workers protection bill, while Myanmar’s leadership considers potential leniency for jailed Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. But, amidst a broadly positive week for global women’s and workers’ rights, Pakistani activists are questioning courts for blatantly...

We 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...