"Death in the risen Christ is not the end of life. It is a passage, a necessary one from earth to heaven. I am looking forward to discover, thanks to Jesus, the glorious heavenly life. So many ancestors, friends, relatives, parents, martyrs, militants, justice and freedom lovers to greet." – Father Gérard Jean-Juste
In an excerpt from a letter smuggled out of the Haitian National Penitentiary in 2005, Father Gérard Jean-Juste shared these moving words about life and death and encouraged others to let love triumph and recognize the work we all have to do to build a better world.
On May 27th, Father Gérard Jean-Juste died in Miami after suffering a stroke. He was 62 years old.