In the last of our series of reflections on the sacraments, a father remembers the baptism of a daughter with Down’s syndrome, far from home.
28 March 2024, The Tablet
Inward grace – bursting into cheers
The paediatric cardiologist told us that in Japan Down’s children were known as ‘tenshi’ – ‘angels’
Philip Parham with his daughter Mary, born in a Tokyo hospital and now thriving.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF PHILIP PARHAM
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