Now that the winds have died down...

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"As we accompany our neighbors in rural Haiti, after the devastation of hurricane Matthew, it is clear that they are eager to replant their gardens, fix their roofs, replace their drowned livestock.
 
They are eager to give their children something to eat for today, and an education and skill that will make them independent tomorrow.
 
Unlike a shooting start that cannot be followed to any destination, or even admired for very long, the dream of the rural Haitian people is rather like the north star, a compass and guide, steady and clear."

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The DaVinci Storm

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Since the day after hurricane Matthew, we have been scrambling to respond to many pleas for help, mostly from friends.

One of those pleas has been a pretty continuous call from Fr David Fontaine, a brother priest who was begging for help for three cut off and isolated areas: D'Asile, Grand Boucan and Baraderes.

While traveling to Abricot (Jeremy)  and Dame Marie in the days right after Matthew to reach our staffs there, (even cutting our way through the fallen trees to get there), I was on the email constantly trying to get a helicopter to reach Fr David and his flock in these three places. 

Three days ago, after one aborted try to get to D'Asile by land, we were finally able to get there with food and water- after two blown truck tires and getting stuck in the mud in two different river crossings.

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Caterpillar Gives the Gift of Power to the St. Luke Foundation for Haiti

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Caterpillar Gives the Gift of Power to the St. Luke Foundation for Haiti

Tonight at the Global Citizen Festival in New York City, Caterpillar announced that it would be giving a 3500 generator to St. Luke's Foundation for Haiti. St. Luke's provides healthcare, education and dignified humanitarian outreach to the least served populations of Haiti, with programs that employ more than 1,000 Haitian staff members. 

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The Lessons of Two Requiems

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Today we are celebrating, in thanksgiving to God, the whole and holy life of Sister Abha Minj. 
Mama Abha was known for her kindness and generosity. She was loving and jovial. We will miss her terribly for her wonderful personality and her quiet and deep holiness.

I remember when I was a boy of 10 years old, when I was going to Catholic School for the first time after four years of Public School, my father wanted to give me some advice about Sisters. I did not yet know what Sisters were. He said to me, in every group of Sisters, anywhere you go on the earth, there is always one who is heavy and strong. Be sure you stay close to that Sister. The Sisters are all good, but that one will be the best. She will be like a mother when she is young, and like a grandmother when she is old.

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