While Jesus never mentions homosexuality in the Gospels—not once, he repeatedly insists that the outsider, the marginalized, the oppressed—those whom others regard as sinners—are loved by God and the primary focus of God’s gracious activity. Many will be surprised to discover that the people they reject will be first in the Kingdom of Heaven. ~ Pastor Mark Reynolds
Author: Charles Dittmeier
Linguistics Seminar
This weekend the Royal University of Phnom Penh in collaboration with the Chinese University of Hong Kong offered a seminar on sign language linguistics. The catalyst for the event and the main speaker was Prof. Gladys Tang, the head of the Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies at Chinese University. Click here to see some photos from the day.
One doughnut, please…
Preparing for Women’s Day
Preparing for Women’s Day
Notable Quotes
” The Gospel takes away our right, forever, to discriminate between the deserving and the undeserving poor.” ~ Dorothy Day
Home…of a sort
It is the norm for construction workers in Cambodia to live on the construction site where they work. Many are workers from provinces who have left family–and homes–behind to come for off-season work in the big city. They have no place to live in Phnom Penh so they live where they work. Here a mother with a 4- or 5-year old son sits on a site where she and her husband work while her toddler son explores the sand piles and paving bricks that will become the building’s courtyard.
Uhh, I think not…
Birthday 2019
I was totally surprised–twice!—this weekend as I turned 75 years old. On Friday a group I meet with regularly came to the Maryknoll office where I live and then today, Sunday, the congregation celebrated with me after the morning mass. Click here to see wonderful celebrations with beautiful people.
Motorcycle Loads #258
Not all the motorcycle loads are as dramatic and extreme as some of the ones pictured here. It seems more and more companies are devising some type of carrier for deliveries, especially as now we have started food delivery services. This carrier looks homemade and it’s definitely bigger than most, but it looks like a more reasonable way to transport things–although notice the straps on the box, ready to tie down the really big and unwieldy loads when necessary.