From November 30, 2020
Well before sunrise yesterday I was working on my new book on Thomas Merton. Before I began, I sent Sunday’s Journal and read reactions to Saturday’s Journal that readers had posted overnight. They were concerned that the shocking events of Thanksgiving Day would so discourage me that I might be temped to just walk away from Santa Chiara.
From November 29, 2020
I received many comforting and supportive responses to yesterday’s Journal regarding pre-teen sex. My friend Fr. Dumarsais called to talk with me.
From November 28, 2020
Yesterday, I shared a condensed version of the following with the SCCC Board of Directors and a few friends and family members. I had not planned on sharing it in the Journal because the content is so upsetting and I wasn’t sure how readers would react.
From November 27, 2020
We had all the toddlers in one room, a room that could only fit enough cribs that it would require two infants per crib. The kids were small, or space was limited…and it didn’t seem like a big problem. But as the kids began to grow, it pained me to see two kids in what was then small beds.
From November 26, 2020
After receiving $30,000 last week, I took a deep breathe of relief, thinking that maybe we could make it through Christmas, even though it would not be possible to buy Christmas presents for the kids. This will be our 6th Christmas in Haiti…and the 1st in which we will be unable to give
gifts to all the kids.