Tribute: Speech by Cardinal Turcotte
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Development and Peace have just released their two-year progress report on the emergency assistance and reconstruction program in Haiti. 20 million dollars where raised since the earthquake. 
Haitians, living in misery, rely on religious men and women since government and NGOs seem unable to pull it together 18 months after the quake.
Religious men and women are standing up and calling for systemic change in Haiti for reconstruction efforts to last. 
They may be dwindling here, but they’re booming in Haiti. Quebec congregations see their future in another land.
Haiti has developed a plan for universal primary education, but one priest believes it would flop without religious communities on board.
The Church in Haiti is well placed to make a difference, and many believe a concerted effort among religious congregations is key in helping Haiti out of misery.
At the
suggestion of Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte, the journalist Sophie Brouillet of
Mediapaul accompanied a delegation formed by the Canadian Major Superiors of
Religious Communities, which went to Haiti at the end of May 2011, to
meet with members of the Haitian Religious Conference.SEE ALL ARTICLES IN THIS TOPIC ...
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When Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father, he said to the disciples:
"A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me."
Then some of his disciples said to one another, "What does he mean by saying to us, 'A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and 'Because I am going to the Father'?"
They said, "What does he mean by this 'a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about."
Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Are you discussing among yourselves what I meant when I said, 'A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'? Very truly, I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will have pain, but your pain will turn into joy."
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May 17th
You will weep and mourn, but your pain will turn into joy. (John 16.16-20)When Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father, he said to the disciples:
"A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me."
Then some of his disciples said to one another, "What does he mean by saying to us, 'A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'; and 'Because I am going to the Father'?"
They said, "What does he mean by this 'a little while'? We do not know what he is talking about."
Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, "Are you discussing among yourselves what I meant when I said, 'A little while, and you will no longer see me, and again a little while, and you will see me'? Very truly, I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will have pain, but your pain will turn into joy."
Used by permission of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Sometimes I get discouraged, bogged down, frazzled. I begin to wonder if life has meaning. My sense of God's loving presence fades to grey. But I have a promise: Jesus says, "A little while later you will see me."
If I look back over the years, I see that periods of grey have alternated with periods of brightness, when life had meaning and direction. At other times, life looks very black: I lose a job, a home, a loved one. But in the midst of my anguish, I remember the promise: impossible as it may seem, these dark times will come to an end. "A little while later you will see me.... You will cry and weep; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into gladness."
Lord, help me to hang on through the darkest hoursuntil I see your light again.
May 17th
Darkness and lightSometimes I get discouraged, bogged down, frazzled. I begin to wonder if life has meaning. My sense of God's loving presence fades to grey. But I have a promise: Jesus says, "A little while later you will see me."
If I look back over the years, I see that periods of grey have alternated with periods of brightness, when life had meaning and direction. At other times, life looks very black: I lose a job, a home, a loved one. But in the midst of my anguish, I remember the promise: impossible as it may seem, these dark times will come to an end. "A little while later you will see me.... You will cry and weep; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into gladness."
Lord, help me to hang on through the darkest hoursuntil I see your light again.
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