Maureen Crowley Heil on Seeing the Face of Christ Each Day

"On my very first mission trip, I spent a good amount of my time working with Saint Mother Teresa's Sisters, The Missionaries of Charity, in the slums of Cite Soleil, Haiti. My days rotated among three of their sites - a babies' home for dying orphans, an HIV/AIDS hospice, and a wound care clinic for the homeless of Port-au-Prince.

"Days began early with a 5:30 a.m. Mass, followed by Morning Prayer in Haitian Creole and English. After a light meal, our assignments began. At the end of long days of ministering to the poor, we would meet back at the Mission House for a community meal and retreat to the roof to escape the heat and reflect on our day.

"We would ask ourselves a central question: 'Where did you see the face of Christ today?'"

In a recent commentary, Maureen Crowley Heil, Director of Programs and Development for the Pontifical Mission Societies, Boston, reflected on how we are seeing acts of courage, of kindness, of Christ around us each day.

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The Pilot: Echoes: Maureen Crowley Heil: Where Did You See the Face of Christ Today? (22 MAY 20)