setback

2 maanden ago

God, Does this have to be now?

In Faith

2 maanden ago

7 ' read time

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04July

Silhouetted hands reaching toward a sunlit window with golden rays streaming in, creating a warm, hopeful glow.

My son Laurens has autism, and lately, that has been weighing heavily on me. What did I do to deserve this, I sometimes think. What keeps me going when an answer is not forthcoming are not great insights but fixed habits. And this week, a good conversation with a friend and the opportunity to serve myself brought me more together than I had expected.

10/02/2013

Poor Rocco

In Faith

10/02/2013

3 ' read time

10February

This weekend I felt sorry for Rocco Granata. In Het Laatste Nieuws there was an interview, in which he spoke, among other things, about his faith and a good friend: “I must mention Father Vanderdonckt. He was a Jesuit at Xaverius College and once my son Sam's Latin teacher. He became a kind of spiritual father to me. I loved him and now that he has passed away, I still think daily...