Today we celebrate the feast of Saint Peter and Paul. Each of them went through their times of confinement, of social isolation. There were each imprisoned for their preaching of the gospel. In the first reading, we heard that King Herod arrested Peter and put him in prison. Yet, according to that reading, Peter in prison was supported by the prayers of the church, ‘the church prayed to God for him unremittingly’. The Lord came to him in his imprisonment through the prayers of the faithful. The Lord came to him in an even more dramatic way through an angel…
Best Of WhatsApp: Covid19 is an invisible army
This article is attributed to HE YK Museveni. It is a good read. “In a war situation, nobody asks anyone to stay indoors. You stay indoors by choice. In fact, if you have a basement, you hide there for as long as hostilities persist. During a war, you don’t insist on your freedom. You willingly give it up in exchange for survival. During a war, you don’t complain of hunger. You bear hunger and pray that you live to eat again During a war, you don’t argue about opening your business. You close your shop (if you have the time),…
The best of WhatsApp: COVID19 care and treatment key facts
Dear kinsmen and kinswomen, Praise be to God Almighty who has kept us alive amidst this raging covid-19 pandemic. On a sad note, I commiserate with those who’ve lost their loved ones or friends to this invisible enemy. Its tough.In addition, I pray for quick recovery for the sick and patience for those taking care of their loved ones. Covid-19 has brought to surface the long standing challenge of high cost of healthcare in Uganda. For the last 20 years, since abolition of user fees in public hospitals, discusssions have been ongoing on how to bring down the cost of…
