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Nagasaki, 81 Years Later: A Wound That Calls Us to Peace
Remembering the People Jerome Novotny , OMI –Today, as we remember Nagasaki, I do not want simply to speak about an event in history. I want us to remember people – fathers and mothers, children and grandparents, students and workers, priests and religious sisters … Continue reading
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Discovering Japan Together: An Orientation to Life and Mission
Tatel, Howard , OMI – For a new missionary arriving in Japan, orientation to the country is not learned only through explanations, schedules, or information about culture. Japan is gradually understood by walking through its streets, entering its sacred spaces, listening to its sounds, … Continue reading
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Jubilee year being celebrated
Jude Peirispulle, OMI – (Pastor of Toyohashi Catholic Church). To celebrate the Year of the Pilgrimage, on November 30th, 220 parishioners from Totohashi Church made a pilgrimage to Ogaki Catholic Church, Gifu Catholic Church, Nunoike Catholic Church (Cathedral), and Chikaramachi Catholic Church. … Continue reading
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“Sakura Sampradaya”—”The Heartbeat of a Missionary who traveled from Sri Lanka to Japan”
Bro. Prasanna Perera , OMI – Japan is famous for many reasons. Among the crowds who come to Japan searching for these reasons, I am just another person. Simply I consider myself someone lost between my own will and the will of God. That … Continue reading
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Celebrating Christmas Mass with Sri Lankans in Fukuoka
Samith Sandaruwan, OMI – As a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate who came from Sri Lanka to Japan almost 2 years ago, I had a great opportunity, at the request of my fellow Sri Lankans, to celebrate the Christmas Mass … Continue reading
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Senior Citizens Feeling Lonely
Jerome Novotny , OMI – Have you ever had a pervasive feeling of being alone, empty inside, or cut off from others? For many older adults, loneliness is a painful and distressing experience caused by a gap between their desired and their actual levels of social connection. Unlike simple social … Continue reading
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“Let us journey together in hope”
Brad Rozairo, OMI – Pope Francis’ message for this year’s Lent titled “Let us journey together in hope” highlights three key dimensions of the Lenten journey, namely: Journeying in Conversion, Journeying Together and Journeying in Hope.
Mission: a gift
Brad Rozairo, OMI – The Oblates of Mary Immaculate have worked in Japan for the last seventy-five years. God has generously sent laborers to care for His mission in the Far East. Today, many who labored may not be with us, but they … Continue reading
A sad face of Japan
Brad Rozairo, OMI – Japan’s population is rapidly ageing. This year, before the “Respect-for-the-Aged Day” event, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released its population survey. According to that, the number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September 2023 … Continue reading
Oblate Toyohashi Mission ~ in the eyes of the Delegation Superior
Brad Rozairo, OMI – Among the five mission parishes that are being taken care of by the Oblates in Japan, Toyohashi – a peaceful riverside town in central Japan, is one of them.
War Against Children: Freezing Live Embryos – “human or not?” (Part 10)
(This article is part of an ongoing series showing adult obsession in waging “War Against Children” by Fr. Jerry Novotny, OMI.) It is so easy in life to lose sight of what’s most important. Our days are so busy that we often … Continue reading
A SPECIAL MONTH TO “PROTECT ALL LIFE”: September 1 ～ October 4, 2021
The Bishops of Japan have established the period from September 1 to October 4 (the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi) as “the special month to PROTECT ALL LIFE.” Below is a messagefrom the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of … Continue reading
