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Walking the Walk
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Craig Wilking, OFM, a friar from Assumption Province, is a registered nurse who ministers in a health clinic for the homeless in Chicago. Craig is also on his province’s Provincial Council and is serving as their JPIC animator. Busy though he is, Craig took time to join a Heartland Alliance medical team in Haiti to provide health care to the thousands of people injured in the Jan. 12 earthquake. Craig reports that his medical team worked at a clinic set up in the Stad Nacional (a soccer stadium), seeing several hundred clients each day. The primary focus of the care was secondary trauma illnesses following the earthquake such as: post traumatic and surgical wound infections, dehydration, stress disorders, skin disorders, and other issues related to extreme limitation of food, water and sanitation. Craig found the most remarkable thing to be the resiliency of the Haitian people, who in the midst of such tragedy were smiling and grateful.
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“We, the Franciscans of St. John the Baptist Province, commit ourselves to increase our
awareness of issues surrounding refugees, migrants, and victims of human trafficking
in order to develop more proactive Franciscan responses on the provincial, friary and
personal level.”
in order to develop more proactive Franciscan responses on the provincial, friary and
personal level.”
— 2008 Chapter Resolution,
Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist Province, USA
Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist Province, USA
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Introduction
Greetings, Good People!
Francis of Assisi, our patron, experienced all of God's creation as sacred.
His famous Canticle of the Creatures includes the words:
"All Praise be yours, my Lord, through Brother Sun…Sister Moon and Stars… Brothers
Wind and Air…Sister Water… Brother Fire… Sister Earth…Sister Death. All praise be yours, my Lord, through all
that you have made. Happy those who endure in peace."
Francis had a profound respect for all of life. He experienced true solidarity with
the poor and marginalized. As he embraced Lady Poverty, Francis was freed to live very simply, making peace in
every encounter. It is these values that inspire our JPIC efforts. We work to bring about justice and peace in
our world, to end violence and war, poverty and oppression and the destruction of our planet. Our efforts are often
directed at the systems that cause this oppression and destruction. We work in collaboration with Franciscans and
others around the world. We believe that these common efforts are gradually transforming our world.
We invite you to join us on this journey. If you would like to be added to our e-mail
alert list, please contact us at sjbjpic@franciscan.org. We encourage you to visit our pages often and take
action, as you are able. We hope that you, too, will be transformed in the process.
Blessings and peace,
Sr. Donna Graham, OSF
Office of Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation
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