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‘Now is the Time to be People of Hope’

“Having recently celebrated Christmas, we are mindful that Christ brought
hope to a broken world. Our faith continues to bring hope to the hopeless.
I invite you all to engage in prayer for the victims and those providing them
immediate help. Now is the time for us to be people of hope, standing in
solidarity with the people of Haiti, reaching out in concern and compassion.”
-- Most Rev. Jerome Hanus OSB, Archbishop of Dubuque

Prayer for Haiti
(Provided by Catholic Relief Services)

God of all creation, console us as we weep with our family in Haiti.
In this time of crisis, open our eyes to look beyond the disaster to see
Christ in our brothers and sisters in Haiti, as Christ sees us.
Be with all creation; strengthen us in solidarity with those living and
working in Haiti.
All creation returns to you in mourning and your grace guides our efforts
to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, comfort the grieving and stand
for justice.
With your mercy, sustain us at this time as we continue to work for
peace and justice.
Amen.

Information About the
Earthquake in Haiti

Latest updates from Catholic Relief Services:
http://crs-blog.org/
http://www.crs.org/

Latest updates from Caritas International:
http://caritas.org/activities/emergencies/HaitiAppeal.html

U.S. Bishops’ statements:
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-022.shtml (01/28)
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-009.shtml (O1/13)

Archbishop Hanus’ letter:
http://www.arch.pvt.k12.ia.us/home.html (O1/15)

Pope Benedict’s appeal:
http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=25801&lan=eng (O1/14)

Apostolic nuncio’s testimony:
http://www.fides.org/aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=25793&lan=eng (01/13)

Destruction by the numbers:
http://www.maryknollogc.org/regional/latinamerica/haiti-by-number.html (02/08)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CB_HAITI_BY_THE_NUMBERS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (01/16)

Latest news on what's happening in Haiti:
http://uspartners.crs.org/downloads/catholic-response-haiti.pdf (02/24)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/08/AR2010020803429.html (02/09)
http://www.zenit.org/article-28307?l=english (02/09)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1000544.htm (02/09)
http://ncronline.org/news/global/protecting-haitis-children (02/02)
http://ncronline.org/news/global/huge-tragedy-made-startlingly-personal (01/27)
http://ncronline.org/news/global/line-between-haves-have-nots-has-disappeared (01/24)
http://ncronline.org/news/global/outpouring-compassion-amazing (01/23)
http://ncronline.org/news/global/organized-chaos-help-reaches-haiti (01/22)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1000179.htm (01/15)

Images of the devastation:
http://www.usccb.org/latinamerica/wenski-small-haiti.shtml
http://www.h2onews.org/english/48-in-the-world/22444647-the-church-is-suffering-in-haiti.html (01/21)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-haiti-cathedral-pano,0,3466942.htmlstory (01/20)
http://www.americamagazine.org/content/slideshows/haiti/index.html

YouTube video of the earthquake:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=haiti+earthquake&search_type=&aq=f

Eyewitness accounts:
http://ncronline.org/news/global/i-am-humbled-these-people (01/01)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1000404.htm (01/29)
http://www.crs.org/haiti/apocalypse/
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/january-22-2010/haiti-aftermath/5531/ (01/22)
http://www.jrsusa.org/news/news_100115a.php (O1/14)

How Catholic relief agencies are responding:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704320104575015502368917126.html (01/22)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1000227.htm (11/19)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1000237.htm (11/19)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1000227.htm  (01/18)
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1000205.htm (01/15)
http://ncronline.org/news/global/catholic-agencies-prepare-long-term-relief (O1/14)

History of Haiti--one disaster after another:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/opinion/22danner.html (01/21)
http://ncronline.org/news/global/haiti-desperate-poverty-even-earthquake (01/18)
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/01/14/the_unluckiest_country?page=full (01/14

Life in Haiti (Discussion Guide):
http://crscollege.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/CRS-Resource-on-Haiti.pdf

Prayers for Haiti:
http://www.taize.fr/en_article9797.html
http://caritas.org/resources/PrayersForHaiti.html
http://education.crs.org/resources/haiti-leader-guide.pdf

How to make sense of the tragedy:
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/georgetown/2010/03/responding
_to_disaster.html#more
http://uscatholic.org/church/2010/01/did-god-cause-earthquake-haiti (02/28)
http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-the-recent-earthquake-in-haiti-an-example-of-gods-wrath/
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/georgetown/2010/01/despair_and_compassion_
fatigue.html#more (01/25)
http://www.ronrolheiser.com/ (01/24)
http://cnsblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/searching-for-answers-in-haiti/ (01/22)
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/11073 (01/21)
http://ncronline.org/blogs/road-peace/grieving-haiti (01/19)
http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/international/2201/haiti_and_the_push_for_
theological_questions (01/19)
http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/blog.cfm?blog_id=2&category_id=75663193-3048-741E-9979579224533184 (01/15)

Explaining the tragedy to children and youth:
http://www.osv.com/tabid/7621/itemid/5901/Help-kids-and-others-make-sense-of-tragedy.aspx

Perspectives on the tragedy
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj1003&article=living-and-loving-through-tragedy (02/24)

How to Donate to Haiti
Relief Efforts

Catholics are being urged to channel their monetary donations to Catholic Relief Services, the overseas relief agency of the U.S. Catholic bishops which is an affiliate of Caritas, the international Catholic relief agency.

Catholic Relief Services has over 300 permanent staff members in Haiti, and more are being sent.  CRS is one of the most efficient relief organizations in the world; 93 percent of the money CRS spends goes directly to programs that benefit the poor overseas.  CRS meets all 20 of the Charity Standards set by the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance, and has an "A" rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy.

Here's how to donate to Catholic Relief Services’ relief efforts:

   • Donate online at:  www.crs.org/

   • Donate by cell: text RELIEF to 30644 and follow the instructions.

   • Donate by phone: 800-736-3467.

Posted: 01.17.10 • Last Update: 02.24.10