Episodes

  • Homilies: Easter Sunday (A) Apr. 5, 2026
    Apr 4 2026

    Easter is the anniversary celebration of your new birth in Christ through Baptism. It is the day on which eternal life became available to you through his Resurrection. It is the day you renew your commitment to living that new life for God and 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.

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    5 mins
  • UCA News Weekly Summary, April 3, 2026
    Apr 3 2026

    Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

    From Easter holiday appeals in South Asia to the deportation of a major human trafficking ringleader in Cambodia, catch up on the region's top stories. Tune in to our weekly wrap-up for these events, plus the latest on Indonesia's fake news trials.

    Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com

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    11 mins
  • Homilies: Good Friday Apr. 3, 2026
    Apr 3 2026

    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 necessary, in death so that others may know that love.

    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

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    6 mins
  • Homilies: Holy Thursday Apr. 2, 2026
    Apr 1 2026

    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 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

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    6 mins
  • Homilies: Passion or Palm Sunday Mar. 29, 2029
    Mar 28 2026

    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 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

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    6 mins
  • UCA News Weekly Summary, March 27, 2026
    Mar 27 2026

    Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

    A new infantry battalion base in Christian-majority Papua has unleashed fears in the region, which has seen conflict and violence for decades. The Philippines has been added to a global watchlist of countries with severe restrictions on civic freedoms. We also bring you the latest on the Thai-Cambodia border tensions in this complete weekly news wrap-up from across Asia.

    Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com

    For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com

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    11 mins
  • Homilies: Fifth Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 22, 2026
    Mar 21 2026

    The raising of Lazarus is a reminder that to be a Christian is not just to live in a certain way. Christians do have customs and commands that we obey and disobey, the chief among them being to love God and all those whom God loves.

    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

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    6 mins
  • UCA News Weekly Summary, March 20, 2026
    Mar 20 2026

    Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

    As retaliatory missiles light up the skies over the Middle East, reverberations of conflict and crackdowns are making headlines across the continent. From a controversial anti-conversion bill in India to a sweeping new scam law in Cambodia, we bring you the latest on the Iran crisis and your complete weekly news wrap-up from across Asia.

    Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com

    For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com

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    12 mins