Disability is not Inability
From 6th to 15th March, our screens bring us once more the Paralympic Games. As I watch these games I am reminded of this phrase so often spoken when I…
Creating Safe Spaces: A Mission Responsibility
I must be honest: I was the first to complain when a funding agency insisted that we put safeguarding policies and procedures in place in our ministry in Kulaman with…
A Cat Lady’s Thoughts on the Holy Family
Reflection for the “Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph,” First Sunday after Christmas Readings: RM Year C: 1 Samuel 1: 20-22, 24-28; Psalm 84; 1 John 3: 1-2, 21-24;…
The Vulnerability of Children
Wisdom 2: 12, 17-20 RM / Jeremiah 11: 18-20 RCL; Psalm 54; James 3:16 - 4: 3; Mark 9: 30-37. Some time ago I visited a small rural cemetery where…