A striking aspect of being in the slum in Nairobi was the lack of electricity, even at the school.  How is it possible that in the 21st century, there are still parts of the world that lack this basic element of modernity?  At the clinic in Bondeni, we saw a lot of kids with vision…

My mind is focused tonight on dreams forgotten.  Or perhaps dreams displaced.  When I was a young girl, elementary-school aged, I wanted to be an opera singer.  Or at least I pretended to be one.  I would go around the house singing in a soprano, completely affected, vibrato.  In reality, my interpretation of opera was…

I am reading a great book entitled “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion” by Gregory Boyle. Father Boyle is a Jesuit priest who works with gang members in Los Angeles. He pastored a congregation there and founded Homeboy Industries, a non-profit organization that employs current and former gang members in various occupations…