Six years ago, Haiti suffered from a devastating earthquake, from which the poorest nation in the Caribbean has still not recovered.
This morning, we awoke to the news that 300 (and counting) of our Haitian brothers and sisters were killed when Hurricane Matthew made landfall yesterday. Not only are most without power, but many...
What comes to mind when you think of the Philippines? Perhaps it is the storied hospitality of the Filipino people, or the fact that over 86% of its population identifies as Catholic, or the largest World Youth Day in history was held there in 1995. In any case, “health care crisis” is probably not the first thing that comes to...
It is easy to look at our world, with all of its violence, poverty, disease, and lack of respect for human dignity and wonder, Where is God in all of this? We so easily forget that Christ established the Church so that we, as His body, could go out into the world to be ambassadors of his love in the midst of sin and suffering....
Aaron C. Tolosa, former CICM seminarian, presented his thesis to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Maryhill School of Theology, Quezon City in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Arts, Major in Pastoral Ministry, on November 11, 2002 and received a grade of 1.753 and an overall average of 1.695,...
Dear friend, what good is a tractor without gas?
This question offers a great analogy for what the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is experiencing right now. On one hand, the World Bank sees a lot of potential in this young republic:
“With 80 million hectares of arable land and over 1,100 minerals and precious metals...
Missionhurst Missionaries build Catholic communities in frontier situations: places where the gospel is not preached or lived. This blog is about their work in the four corners of the globe, and their holistic work in four areas of focus: relief and healthcare, socio-economic development, education, and pastoral work.
