Fr. Francis X. Hezel Archives - The Marshall Islands Journal

Loss of hope for islands

By Journal on October 25, 2024 Compact of Free Association, Fr. Francis X. Hezel, Trust Territory Back In The Day

Journal 10/30/1987 P1 Back to TT ‘pork barrel’ daysIs there something that legislators, magistrates and other elected officials in Micronesia see that the rest of us are missing? This may explain why many of those charged with overseeing development funds under the Compact are busily appropriating this money for seawalls, community houses, docks and other […]

MicSem finds home in Yap

By Journal on April 18, 2024 Assumption Parish, Fr. Francis X. Hezel, Habele, Micronesian Seminar Library, Rich McAuliff, Xavier High School, Yap Catholic High School News Archive

Tens of thousands of dollars are headed to Yap to re-open the Micronesian Seminar Library, now situated on the campus of Yap Catholic High School.Over four decades, Micronesian Seminar built an internationally recognized library of over 120,000 documents, photos and recordings. But a dozen years ago, the Pohnpei-based organization, better known as MicSem, was shut […]