It is not just about migrants. It’s also about our fears…

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Bradly Rozairo

At the request of various bishops’ conferences, Pope Francis has changed the date of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees to the last Sunday of September. The World Day for Migrants and Refugees will be held this Sunday, September 29, 2019. The theme for this year’s celebration is, “It is not just about migrants.” Continue reading →

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Extraordinary Missionary Month (EMM): October 2019

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Bradly Rozairo

Dear Brothers, Hundred years ago, Pope Benedict XV released the encyclical Maximum Illud, which called on Catholics to bring the Good News to all peoples (Missio Ad Gentes). To commemorate this anniversary, Pope Francis has declared October 2019 to be an Extraordinary Month of Mission (EMM). This special month of prayer and action calls us all to renew our missionary commitment. We are called to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with all peoples. Continue reading →

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God or Nothing

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Jerome Novotny

Dear Friends for Life:  In recent months, newspapers, magazines and news reporting have shown worsening trends regard current life issues. The slippery slope is widening and people’s lives are hurting. God is gradually being removed from society, leaving a road of confusion, suffering and hidden guilt in its wake. Continue reading →

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Japanese activists join global climate strike ahead of U.N. summit on global warming

Posted on September 21, 2019 by editor

Young people in 117 countries on Friday called on policymakers to take overdue steps against climate change as part of a global strike just days ahead of the United Nations Climate Action Summit set to begin in New York on Monday. Affiliated events organized across Japan on Friday drew more than 5,000 participants, the organizers said. Continue reading →

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Season of Creation (Sept. 1 ~ Oct. 4, 2019)

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Bradly Rozairo

(from Brad Rozairo OMI)  What is the Season of Creation? http://seasonofcreation.org/. The season, which runs yearly between September 1 and October 4 (the feast of St. Francis of Assisi) is that of the year when we renew our commitment to pray and care for creation. Continue reading →

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Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Bradly Rozairo

Dear Brothers,
Every year, August 6 and 9 are two very important days to think about the deep meaning of peace. Many from all over the world visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki to pray and to experience the importance of peace. This opens a ten-day period (August 6 – 15) dedicated to peace, which the Catholic church in Japan holds every year as a time for remembrance and as a call for world peace.
During this time of the year, together with the people we serve, let us reflect, pray and sow the seeds of Peace.
—Bradly Rozairo, OMI

〈Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me〉

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Fukushima study tour

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Bradly Rozairo

In early June, ten of us from Osaka went on a study tour to Fukushima. It is more than eight years since the nuclear accident at the Fukushima power station in Japan. This has forced the radiation to evacuate tens of thousands, turning the towns and villages into out-of-zone areas. Today what you see is abandoned houses, weeds around the buildings & along the roads and animals such as boars roam the streets. Continue reading →

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2019 Ten Days of Prayer for Peace

Posted on August 8, 2019 by editor

A Message from the President of the Catholic Bishops’Conference of Japan Continue reading →

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The trouble Japan faces with immigration

Posted on July 26, 2019 by editor

Japan is a country with a shrinking population. Due to growing numbers of deaths and declining numbers of births, Japan’s population is shrinking at a rate of over 400,000 people per year. The Japanese government is worried about this of course and is looking at ways to reverse this population decline. One of these potential ways is to import people from overseas: immigration is the way that many western European countries are keeping their populations steady/growing. Continue reading →

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Pope: The poor show us the face of Christ

Posted on June 15, 2019 by editor

Pope Francis’ message for the Third World Day of the Poor was released yesterday. The day will be observed on Sunday 17th November. The theme for this year’s World Day of the Poor is: “The hope of the poor shall not perish forever”, taken from the Book of Psalms. The Pope writes that these words “express a profound truth that faith impresses above all on the hearts of the poor, restoring lost hope in the face of injustice, sufferings and the uncertainties of life.” Continue reading →

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Christians must offer real hope to the most vulnerable, pope says

Posted on June 14, 2019 by editor

The option for those who are least, those whom society discards, is a priority that Christ’s followers are called to pursue, Pope Francis has said. Continue reading →

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“The Devil is Smiling”. Where are our Shepherds?

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Jerome Novotny

Abortion’s “slippery slope” continues to expand throughout the world and the crack in the wall gets bigger. The most shocking news took place recently in the United States. The headlines read, “NY governor signs sweeping new abortion law that allows abortions after 24 weeks”. This law, the so-called Reproductive Health Act, permits abortions after 24 weeks and allows abortions at any point in a pregnancy, including the day before the child is born. Continue reading →

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