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Observations: Monolingual clergy in a multilingual Japanese Church
- Most of Japan’s Catholics are not Japanese. They have come to alleviate a shortage of native workers. While the Church has tried to respond to their pastoral needs, little has been done to integrate them into the life of the Church as a missionary presence. There is a tendency on the part of local clergy to treat foreigners as a pastoral problem to be handled rather than as a missionary opportunity that requires a vigorous response. Father William Grimm, who lives in Japan shares some thoughts on this. Read More +
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Observations: Why do we pray to saints?
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Observations: Ghosts and the agnostic on me
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Observations: Let’s not fail our biggest test
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Observations: Social science research can replace no-longer-effective answers to no-longer existing problems
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Observations: Living in the world that is while hoping for a better
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Observations: Blooming Cherries and Christian life
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