Tag: Maureen Pratt
We can still connect with loved ones — in new ways...
My mother lives in one of the nation’s hot spots for COVID-19 activity and my own health issues prevent me from traveling, so this...
Plants, and people, need tending in these tough times
As my birthday approached last month, I decided to purchase a few new additions to my indoor garden — a blooming and three smaller,...
Anxiety prevails in uncertain return to school, but structure at home...
The opportunity to learn is one of the gifts I appreciate most in life. The process can be difficult, but knowledge, once earned, is...
Ministry with persons with disability is what Jesus did — Maureen...
July 26, 2020, marks the 30th year anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. A milestone in societal development, the ADA provided...
Faith communities can help with medical care, healthy living environments: Maureen...
As the pandemic continues, ongoing collection and analysis of statistics related to COVID-19 increasingly reveal disparities in availability of testing, prevalence of infection and...
God won’t give us more than we can handle, so God...
The pandemic has overshadowed much of the "usual" news in the world, but there is one thing it cannot, absolutely must not, take the...
Family holiday celebrations should not include unreasonable expectations: Maureen Pratt
As family members gather for the upcoming holidays, there might be more than sugarplums dancing in their heads. Some, perhaps many, might be inwardly...
Books give guidance, inspiration on ministry to those with disabilities
"Salt and Light: Church, Disability and the Blessing of Welcome for All" by Maureen Pratt. Twenty Third Publications (New London, Connecticut, 2018). 114 pp,...