December 24 2015
Today is Christmas. Well, this morning is of course still a lot to do and prepare. But tonight... In the past, they gave presents on the first holiday. There [...]
October 23, 2015
The other day I stumbled across a picture on Facebook showing several rows of charred human corpses, apparently Africans. From the caption, it appeared to be a [...]
October 14, 2015
I have been given a heart. Finally! For once in my life I got a gingerbread heart with the wonderful words "I love you!" made of cherry flavored icing. [...]
October 12, 2015
Now the Synod on the Family has begun in Rome - and I missed it! Because of my retreat, I have not yet noticed anything about it and will still [...]
October 11, 2015
The other day there was an interesting little exchange of words on facebook. It was about whether we make a difference between Christian and Muslim refugees. I [...]
October 8, 2015
While this post (hopefully) goes online automatically, I am completely offline. I'm on a retreat in a contemplative Dominican monastery in the Osnabrück region. Retreat? What does [...]
October 5, 2015
On Sunday we celebrated Thanksgiving. This is always very colorful in the Children's Village, a beautiful celebration because it is so vivid. Children do not have to think long, [...]
October 3, 2015
Has it really been 25 years already? I mean: for those who have not yet completed a quarter of a century, it is already history, but we were there. How [...]
October 2, 2015
They say the mood is changing. The Germans are beginning to feel uneasy about all the refugees. It seems to me that it's time to talk about "our" refugees for a change.