Tokyo: 26 September 2011 -- More than 6 months have gone by since that terrible 11 March, when a catastrophic earthquake and an apocalyptic tsunami of almost unimaginable extent and power devastated more than 500 km of Japan's north-west coastline, resulting in some 20,000 fatalities.

Recalling this moment of disaster was the topic and tenor of prayer and a fraternal afternoon involving more than 250 people representing the 6 Salesian parishes in the Tokyo area. This is also a yearly traditional gathering, which took place this year on 25 September, Sunday, in the Himonya parish church at Tokyo Meguro.

It has been a 42 year tradition thus far. It began with the rosary lead by the parish youth, who did so creatively and devoutly. Taize hymns created a particular setting, as one of the older participants commented: 'it was the first time for me to experience this'.

'There was this bright light above me,' Ben Breedlove

Kep City, Cambodia. This 21st globalized century brings many things online. A teenager of 18 died on Christmas eve in Austin, Texas. His name was Ben Breedlove. He did not write songs or appeared in any movie of Hollywood. He was just a good boy. Then he used to talk through Youtube probably in front to the computer of his bedroom, as many other teenagers are doing right now - we hope that more good young people would talk more good things on the Internet too. A week before he died of a cardiac arrest, he suffered hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), he produced his last Youtube that is now so popular as any Justin Bieber video - I mention Bieber because also he began his career on Yotube, by the way.