New Building Benefits Seafarers Visiting Point Comfort
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
Spiritual and Pastoral Care for Filipino Seafarers, Fishers, and their Families
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
Bishop Brendan Cahill on the Importance of Maritime Ministry
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
Gift by Gift at Port Arthur
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
Christmas in Mobile, Alabama
Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA The Stella Maris Maritime Ministry has all hands on deck for its global Christmas giving. The ministry, under the Archdiocese of Mobile, is one of a worldwide network providing spiritual and material support to people
Christmas in Corpus Christi
Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheets) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA It can be lonely to celebrate Christmas at sea. When a cadet at sea looks out the small window of his cabin on Christmas Eve and sees only the reflection of the moon on a
Galveston Seafarers’ Christmas
Article audio (courtesy of Don Sheetz) by Susan Huppert, NAMMA Giving can begin with just a conversation. Rob Henkel, Vice President of Operations and Galveston Cruise for Ceres Terminals Inc. found a conversation at the docks that lead to a much-needed gift.
Canadian National Seafarers’ Welfare Board Meets in Capital, Discusses ‘Proactive Approach’ to Seafarers’ Welfare
by Kevin Walker (NAMMA), with contributions from Debbie Murray (APCA), Peter Lahay (ITF), and Jason Zuidema (NAMMA) On November 7, the Canadian Seafarers’ Welfare Board (CSWB) convened in Ottawa ahead of the meeting of the Canadian Marine Advisory Council (CMAC) for
ICMA Meets in Rome to Discuss New Opportunities to Improve Seafarers’ Welfare
by Jason Zuidema, ICMA From September 27-30, 2022, ICMA held its annual general meeting and conference in Rome to discuss challenges and programs during the pandemic and war, but also the new opportunities that have been made clear. The COVID-19 pandemic
Stella Maris North America Regional Symposium
by Kevin Walker, NAMMA Stella Maris North America Regional Symposium Stella Maris group in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception This August, Catholics of all vocations involved with people of