In a world still healing, remember: monsters, whether viral or metaphorical, lose power when we face them together
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Merry Christmas from the Pearl of Africa
For us, Christmas is “Ebenezer” a stone of help, a monument of triumph over HIV/AIDS. Not because a cure erased the pain, but because we grew up anyway. Despite death’s glare, we persevered, built lives, bore children, and kept the flame of resilience burning. Philly’s songs remind us: we survived, we endure, we celebrate life fiercely.
“The Weeping Breast: A Mother’s Story” by Mary Hammond
I remember putting on Sarah’s small robe in the bathroom, thinking that somehow with the robe on I was Sarah and I could think with her thoughts. I could finally understand her anorexia from inside her mind. The matronly voice of the gentle and wise woman doctor came from somewhere, but I could not… Read more »
Scripture for the Wounded
Sarah Hammond left us far too soon. Yet in her brief life, she showed that a body under siege can still confront those in power.
The Hidden Face of Racism
Religion, when co opted by tribalism, becomes a privilege multiplier, sanctifying inequality under divine pretense.