by Jaret Ornelas, SJ | Aug 28, 2024 | Current Events, Immigration ~ Approx. 4 mins
“Jaret, ¿estás disponible para acompañar a estos hermanos?” On June 25, 2021, I was working in the reception area at Kino Border Initiative,1 a migrant aid center on the Mexican side of the border, when our social worker called me over to help two brothers from...
by Brian Strassburger, SJ and Louie Hotop, SJ | Aug 29, 2023 | Current Events, Immigration, In the News, TJPodcast ~ Approx. 14 mins
The Jesuit Border Podcast seeks to promote a greater understanding of the migrant situation at the U.S.-Mexico border and the Catholic response. In the fourth season, Fr. Louie and Fr. Brian talk with amazing advocates and ministers who are helping migrants in the Rio...
by Marco Machado, SJ | Aug 18, 2023 | Immigration, Race, Spirituality ~ Approx. 6 mins
Before the Covid vaccines were available, I was blessed to live with twenty other Jesuits. It was great to live with so many people when we were not allowed to interact with anyone from outside our home. Even with so many, the isolation got to all of us after a while....
by Brian Strassburger, SJ and Louie Hotop, SJ | Jan 19, 2023 | Current Events, Immigration, In the News, TJPodcast ~ Approx. 13 mins
The Jesuit Border Podcast seeks to promote a greater understanding of the migrant situation at the U.S.-Mexico border and the Catholic response. In the third season, Louie and Brian get to know those who are helping migrants in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Our...
by Danilo Mendoza Rugama, SJ | Dec 1, 2022 | Current Events, Global Catholicism, Immigration, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 7 mins
Imagine the following scene: On a Thursday morning around 10:00 am, a steel blue Nissan Terrano 4×4 parks in front of a small gray gate. Inside the car you can see me and my five friends. We are six Sub-Saharan African children 5 and 6 years old crammed in the...
