Colin Gilbert’s current post in Amman, Jordan, as Country Director for Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Jordan, affords him a striking, personal view of the current Syrian crisis and the refugees it affects. Next month, Gilbert....
On Fridays, Mass is standing room only at the English-speaking Sacred Heart Latin Catholic Church in Amman, Jordan. Friday is the Islamic day of rest and it attracts the largest number of parishioners, most of whom work the rest of the week in and around the capital.
To be a Christian in an Arab-Islamic world especially in the Middle East is both a challenge and an opportunity. It is a challenge because Christians try to live their beliefs, values and convictions which sometimes may not fit fully with their societies.
