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What listeners will find here
A Eucharistic vision of joy in God’s wide-open banquet
This episode reflects on the Eucharist as a foretaste of heaven within a community of both good and bad people invited by Jesus to God’s Kingdom banquet. Father William J. Grimm centers the response on gratitude and rejoicing.
A fast scan of Church and human-rights flashpoints across Asia
This weekly roundup covers Myanmar’s military occupation of churches, coordinated attacks on Christians in India, refugee deportations in Malaysia, and political arrests in Bangladesh. It also adds shorter updates from Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka in a compact 10-to-15-minute format.
A brief homily on hearing God’s messengers and ongoing conversion
This episode centers on the call to hear and heed the messengers God sends to workers in the vineyard. Father William J. Grimm reflects on the need for lifelong conversion, drawing on decades of missionary experience in Asia.
A fast Asia church-and-politics briefing in 10 to 15 minutes
This episode surveys a week of church-related news across Asia, from anti-dynasty efforts in the Philippines to security arrests in Hong Kong. It also touches on missing activists in Cambodia, demographic disputes in India, and labor changes in Bangladesh.
A homily on the gap between saying yes to God and actually following through
Christian faith is framed here as more than showing up at church on Sunday. Father William J Grimm reflects on worship as a renewal of our yes to God’s call, and asks whether our lives truly match that promise.
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