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Finding More Life on the Border

Finding More Life on the Border

by Myles Kelley, SJ | Nov 9, 2021 | Current Events, Immigration, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 4 mins

This summer, I spent 7 weeks in Nogales, a town straddling the border between the U.S. and Mexico volunteering at Kino Border Initiative. On my first visit to “the other side,” I was greeted with an impressive building just a few yards away from the USA/Mexico Port of...
How must the Church grieve those who die alone in the desert?

How must the Church grieve those who die alone in the desert?

by Michael Petro, SJ | Nov 2, 2021 | Holidays, Immigration, Prayers, Religious Life, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 4 mins

I hadn’t planned on being part of a protest, but there I was—standing 200 yards from the border, holding a cross in my hand, wondering if anyone was looking at me. As they often do, a group of religious leaders, migrants, allies, and students had gathered in Douglas,...
Dear President Biden, End Title 42

Dear President Biden, End Title 42

by Michael Petro, SJ | Sep 25, 2021 | Discerning Citizenship, Faith & Politics, Immigration, Justice, The Jesuits    ~ Approx. 4 mins

Dear President Biden, As a young Jesuit, I write to you gravely troubled by the way your administration is treating asylum seekers. As the Church celebrates this National Migration Week, my heart is weighed down by the many families waiting in a perilous limbo on our...
Should A Catholic Support Immigration Reform?

Should A Catholic Support Immigration Reform?

by Brian Strassburger, SJ | Oct 11, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Immigration, Justice    ~ Approx. 7 mins

[This is a response to an article written by Daniel Mascarenhas, S.J. on September 30th titled “Should A Catholic Support the Border Wall?”] Should a Catholic support the border wall? If all we are talking about is a border wall, we are missing the main problem. The...
Should A Catholic Support the Border Wall?

Should A Catholic Support the Border Wall?

by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Sep 30, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Immigration, Justice    ~ Approx. 5 mins

The Bible asks me to welcome the stranger. My dad, however, always told me to lock the doors at night. The Bible often exhorts to go above and beyond our duty of giving to others what is due  and invites us to love God’s people. However, we still lock our doors at...

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Has Christ turned your world right-side up? Deacon Tommy O'Donnell, SJ, reflects on how Christians are called to transform the world by staying close to Jesus. Based on the readings for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

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