I’ve been given a new gaze on what it means to be mother and woman by the way they live their life – simple, and somehow all-embracing. And they take seriously this simplicity! ...
It’s 11:00pm. I am having a rare moment of peace in a patient’s room. A Con-solatio moment. A late night tv show with a laugh track plays in the background – I’m not paying attention to it. A change in tone catches my ear and I glance back to see the sitcom has been interrupted...
Pan Petro is my inspiration whenever we walk into his room. When he was 13 years old he stepped on a land mine which exploded, leaving him with only one working arm and two shriv-eled legs. One half of his face is disfigured, and he was blinded by the incident as well. Yet there is...
Dear priests and consecrated people! Beloved brothers and sisters! At this moment, when the worst scenarios are being realized, when martial law has been declared in Ukraine, I address you a word of comfort and solidarity. We all feel in danger, but we must not lose hope, let alone panic. Now more than ever, we need...
On a recent trip to the nursing home we were unable to visit the residents because there was no electricity. Pani Hallea is a relatively young resident at the nursing home (60 years old) and sometimes she works at the desk in the entry, recording the guests that come and go from the nursing home....
Oh, this little boy! Just thinking about him makes me miss him! Georgie is eight years old, and has an illness that messes around with his hormones; the medicine he takes for mood control makes his body swell up real big. And he doesn’t speak....
Abuelita is one of the strongest women I have had the pleasure to call friend. At the start of my mission, Abuelita was in our home each morning. Teaching us how to cook, knitting, sharing stories, practicing reading, telling me “Poco a poco vas a aprender”...
Every Sunday, we take the Eucharist to a few elderly people who have the desire to go to Mass but due to their age and health are unable to do so. So, what does God do? He goes to them!! We recently started taking the Communion to one of our friends Señora Leticia. While I...
Of the many children that come through our doors daily, Abe is one that called my attention more quickly. A little rougher around the edges, he can be more violent than the usual rough-and-tumble way of most children here and has difficulty to listen or focus. After discussing in community what we could do to...
When I was still in the States, I was thinking what am I going to do to make a difference? Then, as time passed and little by little discovering the reality, I understood that we are here, to touch the hearts of many, that they may follow a path that, although with obstacles, leads to...