Coronavirus health restrictions created profound obstacles for the communal relationships and interplay of everyday life at L’Arche communities.
Disabilities
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: Catholics with disabilities have a right to the sacraments
“I strongly reaffirm the right of persons with disabilities to receive the sacraments, like all other members of the church. All liturgical celebrations in the parish should be accessible to them.”
Posted inFaith, GoodNews
Inclusive prayer service for people with disabilities marks 30th anniversary of the A.D.A.
An New York City parish organized a fully accessible prayer service for people with disabilities, who even in the church are often forgotten on the margins.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Your guide to social justice films on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu
These stories remind us that while the fight for justice is never over, individuals can make a difference, often with the help of their faith.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis thanks pilgrim with disability who walked along Spain’s Camino de Santiago
In a letter published on the website of the Diocese of Malaga, Spain, the pope thanked a teen with an intellectual disability after the 15-year-old traveled more than 60 miles along the famed Camino de Santiago de Compostela.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Online classes pose real learning curve for special needs students
Some students have a difficult time paying attention to a small screen; others struggle with dyslexia or reading disabilities; still others are hypersensitive to noise and things happening around them.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
My conversations with Jean Vanier raised many questions. I have no answers.
How could he see so clearly the need to respect the vulnerable and then abuse those under his spiritual care?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
How can I reconcile the good and evil of Jean Vanier?
I can no longer in good conscience call Jean Vanier a saint, but I cannot accept the disturbing truth about him as proof, as some have understood it, that sanctity does not exist.
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican, Tim Tebow throw prom night for people with special needs
The Pontifical University Regina Apostolorum on the outskirts of Rome hosted the prom night, where people with disabilities had their photos taken on the red carpet, enjoyed a pizza-filled buffet and danced the night away with pop songs selected by a DJ.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
National Council on Disability: Assisted suicide laws pose ‘danger and harm’ to people with disabilities
The National Council on Disability said in a new study that “the dangers and harms” physician-assisted suicide laws present to people with disabilities “appear to be as significant today” as they were in 1997 and 2005, when the council earlier analyzed the harms of such laws.