Monthly Archives: January 2020

Is Hikikomori (Extreme Social Withdrawal) a Global Epidemic?

Posted on January 14, 2020 by editor

In the late 1990s, just as home computers and internet access were becoming ubiquitous, people in Japan began paying closer attention to a severe form of social withdrawal—marked by the desire to be alone in one’s bedroom—that was becoming commonplace among adolescent boys. … Continue reading →

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…they have seen a great light

Posted on January 6, 2020 by editor

Fr. Bernard ONDAP OMI – Last December 26-27, 2019, the Japan Oblate Delegation, joined by four diocesan clergy from Takamatsu Diocese, came together for the annual Christmas at Nakajimacho Parish Rectory in Kochi, Japan. The simple yet very meaningful atmosphere … Continue reading →

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The Oblate Mission in Vietnam

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Bradly Rozairo

Bradly Rozairo, OMI – The Missionary Oblates were allowed by the Communist government to enter Vietnam in 2010 to perform limited missionary work; they had been there since 2001. The Oblates are one of just a handful of religious congregations … Continue reading →

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