February 2104
Dear Friends,
Back in January, before the current semester got started, I was
able to visit Honduras along with 22 Tulane students as part of our Tulane
Catholic Center Mission Honduras. It was a wonderful experience
that provided many opportunities to see how Christ brings together cultures
when we reach out in faith and venture forth to accompany others in their countries
and communities.
Previously, before coming to Tulane, I served nearly ten years
in mission to Latin America, especially the countries of Ecuador and
Guatemala. Once Latin America gets in your blood, it stays and when you
experience the beauty and warmth of the land and people, you find yourself
wanting to return. At least that is my personal experience and point of
view. Why? Perhaps it has most to do with the warmth of the people
and how they are truly happy when you make the effort to share life with them
and appreciate their joys and struggles.
Even so, it is not necessary for us to leave our own communities
to experience human warmth and happiness. Maybe instead of looking for
such wonderful blessings in faraway places, we should make them present by how
we live and how we value human relationships in our lives, families and
communities. The friends I’ve made in Honduras and other countries are
always quick to share their joy, even in the midst of difficult
situations. While their joy and happiness seem so new and refreshing, it
is obvious that they hope that the blessings they share with us will remind us
of own familiar places and faces.
Peace!
Padre Charlie
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