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As the crisis in Haiti deepens, another crisis in this predominantly Catholic country may well turn out to be spiritual. From the Los Angeles Times: The woman wailed outside the ruins of the Notre Dame Cathedral of Port-au-Prince, the iconic Roman Catholic church that symbolized Haiti’s religious fervor. “This is what God did!” she cried…

This news item popped up earlier today: Two Connecticut residents, including a deacon from Southbury, have been rescued from the wreckage after Haiti’s earthquake, the Hartford Courant reported on its Web site Wednesday morning. The executive director of Haitian Ministries for the Diocese of Norwich, Emily Smack, said two of the organization’s staff were pulled…

I had the privilege of seeing this video early this morning at the USCCB in Washington. The Archbishop of New York is in Rome, celebrating the anniversary of the North American College. Catholic News Service tracked him down late yesterday and asked him to share his thoughts. Here he is, uncut and unscripted.

Those powerful words come from the director of the Haitian apostolate in my diocese, Fr. Donelson Thevenin. His interview on “Currents” last night was both potent and poignant. (I just got back from DC and a meeting with the Communications Committee of the USCCB. So, big kudos to my Assistant News Director Shu-Fy Pongnon —…
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