American Immigration

This HISTORY feature quoted a Vietnamese saying: We are here because you were there.

Counter-migration.

Moses

He was compared by an EWTN commentator to Superman in the way they entered the world in a basket.

Mediation requires such open-mindedness.

Moe-wah

Not SM by the Bay but baby talk for more when wanting to bite more of the lemon, recalled his parent.

Rarely an adult reaction to conflict.

Breaking In

Not a house but Queen Elizabeth's new shoes is part of her staff's job description.
Imagine an application form asking for shoe size?!

Taking the Blame

Grey's Anatomy marathon today featured a doctor taking a malpractice rap for another he is in love with.

In mediation, they play the blame game at first.

God or Money

This Sunday's Gospel deals with the shrewdness of  a steward. By which standard?

Mediation of Space

We have two disputing members of management in the hospital where I vilunteer. One will be assigned temporarily in our Subic Aeta school while the other to Leyte homebase.

Caucus is one-on-one with each disputant to cool off and think options out.

Power of Two

"Two are better than one; because they have a good return for their work;
If one falls down, his friend can help him up..." Ecclesiates 4: 9- 10

Prayer of Disputants

The M States

"Common Sense Catholicism" author Bill Donohue reported over EWTN that Mississippi outranks Massachusetts in donations.

Sometimes those with less are more generous than those with more.

Wonder

A physically- challenged boy Auggie/August was awarded by his school for the strength to literally face his problem.

Such also is mediation's challenge to disputants.