Living Mission — Weddings in Cambodia
byWeddings are part of every human society and culture but the rituals and customs surrounding marriage can vary tremendously. I do not officiate many…
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New challenges for
the deaf in Cambodia
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At the end of June, I had to lay off 11 staff of the Deaf Development Programme (DDP) because of cuts in funding. At…
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Globalization and interconnectedness
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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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Getting ‘back to normal’
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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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Life in Cambodia is improving
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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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The kingdom of wonder
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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 prolonged emergency in Cambodia
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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…
Living Mission — Feudalism still survives
byFeudalism still survives. In 1555 the treaty called the Peace of Augsburg ended various religious conflicts that had erupted in the Germanic states after…
Living Mission — The death of a bishop and a ‘new normal’
byTwo events in the past weeks gave me pause for reflection. The first was the death of Bishop Yves Ramousse who was bishop in…
Living Mission — A new reality in the church
byChristmas for the English-speaking Catholics in Cambodia was different this year as it was in most places in the world. Cambodia had its first…