One special thing about me is that I have Down syndrome. It’s the way I was born.
Disabilities
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Pope calls for disabled to take their ‘rightful place’
BARCELONA Pope Benedict s last visit today was to the Child Jesus Nen Deu project in Barcelona a home for the disabled run by Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart founded by an Anadalusian nun beatified in 2007 nbsp He greeted teenagers with learning difficulties many with Down s Syndrome
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Jean Vanier’s Gift for Living
A celibate spiritual leader who is not a priest, a philosopher with a doctoral degree who is not a professor, Vanier is not easily categorized.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Wise Words From a Wheelchair
In his beautiful and moving Letters to Sam, Daniel Gottlieb, a renowned psychologist who has lived with quadriplegia for 25 years, imparts uncommon wisdom about the lifelong journey of becoming a man.
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The Disabled Jesus
Catholic tradition helps me navigate the dangerous waters of medical decision-making.