Posts Tagged ‘Earthquake’

Letter from Fr. Rick Frechette, CP: 6 month update

Jul 21, 2010

Dear Friends,  Six months have gone by since the earthquake, and easily our work is three times larger than it was before. We have so many new programs to meet the pressing needs. Today for the first time, we fired up our crematorium. Although I was joking that I would like to use it to make ... Read more

Thirty Days Later (A letter update from Fr. Rick Frechette, CP regarding Haiti)

Feb 19, 2010

  It is traditional in the Catholic faith to celebrate mass in remembrance of the dead after one month has passed. Today throughout Haiti, at 7 am, in what is left of the parishes of Port au Prince, this mass will be celebrated for the estimated 200,000 dead from the earthquake. In addition to these masses, ... Read more

The Passion of Haiti and our response

Jan 13, 2010

Haiti was recently devastated by its worst earthquake in over 200 years. A 7.0 quake hit Port-au Prince on Tuesday the 12th of January. It is still too early to tell what the extent of the damage is to that area but the death toll is expected to be in the thousands. Our Prayers go ... Read more