The Fading Optimism
From March 15, 2024 The hope some felt after the internation coalition gathered in Jamaica suggested the creation of a transitional seven-member presidential council to mold together a functioning government
Darkness Covered the Land
From March 14, 2024 Tuesday, I woke up to the new that Ariel Henry, the acting Prime Minister, had resigned. He was forced into it. Many Journal readers wrote to
One With the Poor
From March 13, 2024 Over the years in Haiti, I’ve lived among the poor. I elected to deliberately do so. In the first two years, I felt lucky if I
The Hell of Human Cruelty
From March 12, 2024 The following is a quote from my new favorite spiritual writer, Tomáš Halík. He is a priest from Poland. The quote comes from a pamphlet-sized book
No One to Take the Corpses Away
From March 11, 2024 The following was the beginning of a report on Saturday in the Wahington Post. I skimmed the rest, not too much new, all too painful to
Future Flight Status
From March 10, 2024 What follows is pure guess work, as no one know the future beyond the present moment in Haiti.No one knows when the airport will reopen. American