Three weeks ago, I had to lay off eleven staff members of the Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme here in Cambodia. A major Catholic donor…
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In the beginning of what became the COVID-19 pandemic, as we experienced an increasing number of closures, cancellations and changed plans, people often expressed…
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When I worked in Hong Kong, several family and friends came to visit. Not so many have come to Cambodia, partly because many perceive…
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In Cambodia, in addition to leading the Maryknoll Deaf Development Programme, I am also the pastor of the English-speaking parish in Phnom Penh. Our…
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For most of us, it is rather obvious that people in other countries do some things differently from the way we do them in…
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A year ago the COVID-19 situation in the United States was becoming more and more dire. Infections were spreading geographically and increasing numerically. At…
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Feudalism still survives. In 1555 the treaty called the Peace of Augsburg ended various religious conflicts that had erupted in the Germanic states after…
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Two events in the past weeks gave me pause for reflection. The first was the death of Bishop Yves Ramousse who was bishop in…
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Christmas for the English-speaking Catholics in Cambodia was different this year as it was in most places in the world. Cambodia had its first…
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Human beings around the world experience the same basic life events. The sequence, the length, the impact of events may vary, but most of…
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