The St Luc Foundation (FSL) was appalled to learn that Dr. Jenny Edouard Pierre-Lys (director of the HIV and community health departments at St. Damien Hospital) and her son Noah Sacha were kidnapped by armed individuals, in the afternoon of Saturday May 1, 2021.
Read MoreThe St Luke Foundation hereby expresses its solidarity with the Episcopal Conference of Haiti and ardently condemns the despicable kidnapping and sequestration of the seven Catholic clergy members which took place on April 11 in Croix-des-Bouquets.
Read MoreThe memories are so vivid and going through the pictures of that day, I realize even more how merciful God is. I think of the dreams and hopes I had. Very few of them came true, but many others unexpected, underserved and bigger happened! They’ve truly been 25 years of surprises, joys and sorrows, miracles and defeats, pleasant and unpleasant moments. I am grateful for each one and would not exclude any of them, particularly the bitter ones and those that have exposed my weaknesses, because they have actually been for me source of grace and mercy, of understanding and reorientation, conversion and realignment.
The 6th Sunday of Lent, Palm Sunday, begins the Most Holy Week for Christians.
Just as the Holy Incarnation begins in the humility of a manger, the Saving Work of Jesus begins as he humbly mounts a donkey.
Read MoreGod decides the way of prophets, messengers and miracles is not working, and decides that in the new way, people can meet God directly in their hearts.
It sounds easy, but the briefest glance around the world shows this is not working well.
Read MoreThe Scriptures tell us, in both the Old and New Testaments, that we as humans tire God out.
I think it is fair to say in the human community, we tire each other out too.
Even more, often enough in life, we can get pretty tired of ourselves.
Read MoreSonia's heart beats for goodness and she is pursuing her dreams to help the most vulnerable.
Read MoreLent, the road to fullness of life (starting where you are).
Read MoreThe 10 Commandments as the blueprint of civilization, the Beatitudes as ways of right living that attract blessing, the holy anger of Jesus, and the obligations to live Christianity first in our minds by discernments of Spirits before we speak or act.
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A special thanks to Angela Altus, Rebecca Arnold, Giles Clark, Denso Gay and Ami Vitale for the photographs, as well as the teams of NPH and Artists for Peace and Justice.
