Gregg Brekke

Gregg Brekke is an award-winning photojournalist and writer dedicated to telling stories of justice and faith. His work can be found at greggbrekke.com.

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Ethan Clark, a parishioner and volunteer with the Notre Dame Parish relief distribution center in Kerrville, Texas, unloads buckets from a truck of donations that will be used to store the items for emergency cleanup kits. (GSR photo/Gregg Brekke)

In aftermath of deadly Texas floods, local Catholics offer rapid response

Daughter of Charity Sr. Denise LaRock is one of the many people working tirelessly with Catholic groups to help Texas Hill Country residents affected by the deadly July 4 floods.

Children enjoy play time at Casa Corazón de la Misericordia, which cares for children who are HIV-positive, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. (Gregg Brekke)

Sisters of Mercy orphanage in Honduras nurtures children living with HIV

In San Pedro Sula, Casa Corazón de la Misericordia has served more than 1,000 HIV-positive children who have come through its doors since it was established in 1995 by Mercy Srs. Masbely Del Cid and Sandra Hernández.

Srs. Milena Vanegas, left, and Victoria Emérita in the mud-covered playground of the nursery school they operate in La Planeta, a neighborhood of La Lima, Honduras, in late January.

After two devastating hurricanes, Honduran sisters help communities rebuild

Months after Hurricanes Eta and Iota hit Honduras, communities are still marked by devastation. Catholic sisters, despite their own destroyed properties and COVID-19, stand beside those struggling to rebuild their lives.

Srs. Jessica Karina Lemus Sánchez and Ana Felipa Olvera Pérez of the Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in Choloma, Honduras, with a young girl whose displaced family is living in the mission's nursery school rooms. (Gregg Brekke)

Sisters provide shelter, clean water after hurricanes hit Central America

After two hurricanes devastated Central America in November, sisters are responding to the needs of survivors. Their efforts include converting a day care center into a shelter for displaced families.