Migrants
Mealtime Prayer
Consider for a moment the many hands that made the plate of food in front of you possible.
The Holy Family, Refugees
September 29 is known as the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. May we not forget what the Holy Family endured while finding ways to work for greater justice for those fleeing their country.
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Compassion over Aggression
Eleven years into this ministry, Sister Norma sees the same stumbling blocks that seem to prevent us from seeing migrants with eyes of compassion and having a fruitful, heart-driven dialogue about immigration.
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‘They Came through the Storm’
When I’m down about the state of affairs in this country that I love, I return to one of my favorite shows, The West Wing. I am that old person who now just watches reruns of The West Wing and ...
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Are We Losing the Soul of America?
One of the issues that has dominated the headlines in the United States is immigration. How do our Christian and Franciscan values serve as a guiding light in an issue that is complex and nuanced, yet at the same time ...
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Pray for Asylum Seekers
It takes grit to cross a border for a better life, irrespective of laws. Asylum seekers are God's beloved, too.
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Realities of Life
When Sister Maria Louise Edwards encountered the remains of a little girl in the desert borderland between the United States and Mexico, she exclaimed: "This little girl mattered!" Although the child's name was never discovered, her existence certainly mattered to ...
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