Monday, December 31, 2007

Wise Men in Soleil

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A couple of weeks ago, before Christmas, my father-in-law and I spent some time working in Cite Soleil. One day we were at a medical clinic/...

Will OSF Let Katina Die?

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Two Haitian Hearts Patients

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The last two Haitian Hearts patients for 2007 arrived in the United States for heart surgery two weeks ago. Pictured above is Jhiny holding ...

OSF, the Media, and the Carroll Family

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The media in Peoria make sure that OSF looks good. The Peoria Journal Star supports OSF and their 500 million dollar Milestone project. This...
Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Maxime's Anniversary

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One year ago Maxime was fighting for his life. Maxime now rests over the Illinois River from his vantage point that watches OSF's new 50...
Thursday, December 20, 2007

People in the Pictures

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A photoessay of Port-au-Prince is in the works on this web log. But will it do any good or is it just some evidence of "what I did on m...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Leaving Soleil

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The International Herald reports that Doctors Without Borders (MSF) are leaving Cite Soleil at the end of December. Because "violence...
Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Displaced in Soleil

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The young mom's mother-in-law beats her up and throws her in the street of Soleil. The baby's father has another girlfriend. This ...
Thursday, December 13, 2007

Father Jean-Juste

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  South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com Baseless Arrests Continue December 9, 2007 By Brian Concannon, Jr. Rev. Gérard Jean-Juste's struggles w...

Disturbing the Peace

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  by Brian Concannon Jr. December 11, 2007 by CommonDreams.org Fr. Gerard Jean-Juste, a Catholic priest from Haiti, just does not know when ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Will OSF Let Katina Die?

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Monday, December 03, 2007

Haitian Hearts 2007

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Revolution of the Heart

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"The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of u...
Tuesday, November 27, 2007

"My Rosary..."

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(Photo by EVENS SANON) “My Rosary Is My Only Weapon”- Fr. Jean-Juste goes to Court in Haiti, Again By Pooja Bhatia, Esq. Port-au-Prince, 26...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Tropical Storm Noel

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In the 90’s a hurricane hit Haiti. The wind blew non stop for 24 hours in the mountains on Haiti’s southern peninsula and the palm trees swa...

Social Teaching Must be Lived

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The Catholic Post from the Diocese of Peoria ran an article on October 28, 2007-- Church’s Social Teaching Must be Lived. The Catholic Dioce...
Saturday, October 20, 2007

Silence

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The Peoria Journal Star had an article this morning about silence from the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. Too bad it is true.
Monday, October 15, 2007

Mauricio Survives!

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Mauricio was operated in the United States and survived a complex heart surgery. He is with his fantastic host family and doing very well. H...
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Sunday, October 07, 2007

Dogs, Haitians, and Heart Valves

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In 1960 in the United States, prosthetic heart valves were being placed in dogs in the mitral position. The dogs woke from surgery, recovere...
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Saturday, October 06, 2007

What of Haitian Children?

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The Peoria Journal Star published this forum article several days ago. It will not remain on their site for long, so it is copied below. Wh...