Dear everyone

The children are so very proud. They tell all their friends: “I’ve got a new home” and my mum says that she didn’t have to borrow a lot of money so she doesn’t have to find a second job to pay off the money because our family didn’t have to borrow very much to pay for the construction.

Published in the Bangkok Post, Sunday Spectrum, March 5, 2017

By Father Joe Maier, C.Ss.R.

Just some ‘goings on’ – Our team was here at 5 a.m. this morning to ready itself to take 40 of our senior citizens to ‘Make Merit’ (indulgences) at three well known Buddhist Temples in the outskirts of Bangkok. The bus is leaving at 7:30 a.m. and should return about 6 p.m. (depending on the traffic) You know… on pilgrimage

It's not one of Klong Toey's finest hours. In fact, it's an ugly moment - a monster moment.

Dear everyone. Blessings for Chinese New Year and the whole year of the Rooster.

Dear Everyone,

We are somber but joyful today. Somber because of the Passing of His Royal Highness, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Yet joyful because of his 70 years as Father of our Beloved Land. We miss him, and as one hears on the streets, the Thai expression goes: