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March 2, 2023

New Building Benefits Seafarers Visiting Point Comfort

by Susan Huppert

by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Visions of growth and a strong will can spur real development. That’s the case in a small Texas port northeast of Corpus Christi. At Point Comfort, ship visitor Rhonda Cummins began visiting international crews who docked there about four years

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Events
February 25, 2023

Spiritual and Pastoral Care for Filipino Seafarers, Fishers, and their Families

by The MARE Report

https://youtu.be/RxWu1q6UL9I by Bishop Ambo David, Bishop of Kalookan and President, Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) (Speech given during the ICMA Ahoy! Training Course on February 22, 2023 at the Midas Hotel in Manila, Philippines.) Let me begin by thanking the International

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Chaplaincy
February 15, 2023

Bishop Brendan Cahill on the Importance of Maritime Ministry

by Jason Zuidema

On February 14, 2023, NAMMA visited Bishop Brendan Cahill in Victoria, Texas to learn about the importance of seafarers' ministry. Bishop Cahill serves as the Bishop Promoter of Stella Maris in the United States. NAMMA visitors included Dcn. Paul Rosenblum

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Maritime World
January 30, 2023

Shore Leave Improving in West Coast Ports, but Concerns Remain

by Susan Huppert

Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA The role of chaplains in the ministry to seafarers extends beyond the spiritual. It is holistic at its core.  During recent months, as the global pandemic has subsided and the vaccination of

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In the News
December 29, 2022

In the News: Seafarers’ Ministries in North America 2022

by Jason Zuidema

by Jason Zuidema, NAMMA Often, seafarers’ welfare is done ‘under the radar’. It is often said that the general public does not pay all that much attention to shipping, a proverbial “sea blindness”. In previous years, this has meant that seafarers’

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Christmas
December 22, 2022

Christmas Meditation: “Hail, Full of Grace”

by Deacon Paul Rosenblum

by Dcn. Paul Rosenblum, President (NAMMA) / Stella Maris (Charleston) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhAUH39DLwk&ab_channel=nammaorg Video message at NAMMA Christmas Gathering, December 20, 2022 In the Catholic tradition, it is customary that during the fourth week of Advent the Mass readings come from Saint Luke’s “Infancy Narrative,”

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Christmas
December 21, 2022

Gift by Gift at Port Arthur

by Susan Huppert

Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA The dynamic seafarers' ministry in the Port of Port Arthur, Texas, is welcoming seafarers to its center with Christmas cheer and boarding ships with gifts. The local Stella Maris outreach operates through

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Christmas
December 21, 2022

Cleveland Seamen’s Service Provides Christmas Cheer

by Susan Huppert

Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Though we are all supposed to dream of a White Christmas, snow and ice can be challenging for seafarers. This is true on the Great Lakes in the winter when things freeze

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Christmas
December 20, 2022

Christmas in Port Everglades

by Susan Huppert

Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) By Susan Huppert, NAMMA As Christmas draws near, packages are moving across the country on tight schedules. At Port Everglades, FL, the crunch is always on. “Years ago, it would take days to unload a cargo ship,

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Christmas
December 16, 2022

Historic Christmas Giving: Christmas in New England Ports

by Susan Huppert

Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Innovation and progress permeate the shipping industry. But some things never change. One is the commitment to care for those who make their living at sea. Christmas programs in New England began in

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