This morning I've come across an article on internet about architectural barriers. Even though we all know what they are, how often do we think about them? Personally, I realise that I think about them very little, possibly only when I have to carry a heavy suitcase around. However, millions of people are affected by them daily.
Posts by Marco
The Big Issue
By Marco in Charities & Social Enterprises on 20 April 2010 at 11:10pmI walk daily through the Meadows at a leisurely pace on my way to work. In the morning, come rain or hail or wind or snow (or the unlikely sunny spell), you will see John standing at the crossroads in Middle Meadow Walk. Actually, even before seeing him, you can be sure you will hear him shouting loudly his pitch to sell the Big Issue.
John White
Emergency
By Marco in Charities & Social Enterprises on 16 April 2010 at 12:58amEmergency is an Italian NGO active since 1994 in several parts of the world. Their mission is to provide relief and medical assistance to victims of war, landmines and poverty, and also to promote a culture of peace. One of the places where they have been working is Afghanistan, where they have been since 1999.
Jesus’ Wounds
By Marco in Reflections & Meditations on 13 April 2010 at 12:11amLast Sunday we had the Jerusalem Community Prayer event. Lilian guided us through the way of meditation and reflection of this community. This style of prayer is centered around the reading of the Scripture: we used the gospel passage in which Thomas asks to touch Jesus' wounds before believing in his resurrection.
At the end we had a short discussion on this very point: why did Jesus have wounds when he resurrected? Why didn't he cure himself? Rather than trying to summarise what the each of the people present said (I'm sure I would turn their finely chiseled thoughts into a shapeless pulp), I will limit myself to my personal opinion, which is a hard enough task.
The seek-er.org Saga
By Marco in Seekers on 8 April 2010 at 12:15pmI think I should recount the birth of our website before I forget it.
We started on the evening of Holy Monday, where we met in the university library. As documented in the previous post, initially there were only Lilian and I. She had a series of beautiful sketches of what she had in mind. For example, the home page looked like this on paper (as you can see, the final result is pretty much identical):
Sketch of the homepage