As we think about some of the huge tragic events of the past few years, events that will have lasting traumatic effects on this generation of college students, Haiti’s earthquake is one that I know will come to mind immediately. From Pat Robertson’s stupid comments about how Haitians deserved God’s wrath, to the large numbers …
Tag Archive: Haiti Earthquake
Jan
28
Haiti: Moving Towards Hope and Away From Pat Robertson’s God
Joe Paprocki, Fr. Rick Malloy and myself collaborated on an article for BustedHalo® responding to Pat Robertson’s comments on the Haiti earthquake resulting from God’s wrath. A snip: When we look for God in this tragedy we have no further place to look than the faith of the Haitian people — a religious people, to …
Jan
22
Bride and Groom Donate Reception Money to Haiti
A Concord Pastor gets a tip o the hat for pointing me to this story. As the prices of weddings get insane here is someone who truly puts money in perspective. Guests at the Bogen-Nicholson wedding in June will have an interesting tidbit when they describe the couple’s big day: The bride and groom served …
Jan
22
Dolan to Haiti
Whispers in the Loggia reports: Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and Chairman of the Board of Catholic Relief Services, will attend the funeral Mass for Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, who was killed in last week’s catastrophic earthquake. The funeral will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2010 in the …
Jan
17
Reflection – Wedding at Cana: The Turning Power of Jesus
So I’ve got a story about a wedding… Three days before my wedding…I went down to the restaurant where we were holding our reception to check on some items that I had brought down there for safe keeping just a few days ago. Some picture frames of family weddings that we were going to place …
Jan
17
When God is All You Have…
A beautiful reflection from A Concord Pastor today: A snip Just a few minutes ago, I saw video of hundreds of Haitians processing through the streets of Port au Prince singing hymns and clapping their hands. The commentator mentioned that all through the night you could hear groups of people throughout the city gathering and …
Jan
15
Living with Uncertainty – A Haitian Young Adult Reflects:
Mirlande Jeanlouis from BustedHalo reflects on the Haitian earthquake where she has several family members in more than precarious positions. This was one of the more honest reflections I’ve read on the disaster and in a young adult world where certainty often reigns supreme, her experience is quite harrowing. Last September my mother returned to …
Jan
14
Why is there suffering?
Our buddy Paul Snatchko had great and insightful words yesterday. So a wave o’ the cap over to him. Considering the tragedy that has taken place in Haiti, the final verse of the Psalm at Mass today stings: “Why do you hide your face,forgetting our woe and our oppression?For our souls are bowed down to …
Jan
13
“I cannot imagine Haiti Could Suffer Even More”
Over 100,000 dead. What a sad day. The National Catholic Reporter has more first hand harrowing details. Tom Roberts reports. The Jan. 12 news that a 7.0 earthquake had hit Haiti near the capital city of Port au Prince held a special poignancy for me because I had just finished writing a story for NCR …
Jan
13
Quake in Haiti Leaves Midwest Mission Trip Grounded
In St Louis, plans for a mission trip to Haiti get derailed: The phone was ringing off the hook at Holy Redeemer Parish in Webster Groves Jan. 13 after a massive earthquake hit Haiti, where members of the parish have worked for years to foster better living conditions for the people. The parish supports St. …
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Mike Hayes is an author, commentator, Campus Minister and Spiritual Director. He founded the award winning BustedHalo.com in 2001 and wrote the book Googling God with Paulist Press in 2007. Mike is currently a Campus Minister at The University at Buffalo where he serves on the staff of St Joseph University Church. He is available for speaking engagements, retreats and personal spiritual direction.
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