September 2023

Among the guests who visited Shinmeizan during the month of September, we wish to recall especially:
Rev. Bro. Joseph Oh, OSB, from Korea, monk of Saint John`s Abbey (USA) who visited us on Sept. 12-13. Rev. Fr. Albert Marfil, OFM, from the Philippines, now stationed in Nagasaki, who visited us on Sept. 13-14. Ms. Reiko Aoki, a generous cooperator of the Xaverians at the Regional House of Izumi Sano (Osaka) who stayed with us from Sept. 10 to Sept. 14.

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July-August 2023

From August 1st to August 3, also this year Shinmeizan held a 3days`study session for Students of the Kitakyushu University of Industrial Medicine on the meaning and value of human life from the religious point of view. It was the 21st time this course was held, since it started in 2001, following the request of Prof. Fujino, as a part of his lectures of “General Introduction to the medical sciences” at the same University.

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June 2023

The rainy season (tsuyu) notwithstanding, guests have been coming to Shinmeizan also during this month of June. Among them we wish to remember the `Paradise` group of nine people from Yokohama and Tokyo, who came for a three days retreat on June 6-8, On this occasion we also solemnly celebrated Fr. Franco's 88th birthday (June 7th

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May 2023

This month of May, also thanks to the good weather of this springtime, Shinmeizan was visited by many guests. Among them we wish to mention in a special way...

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