by Danilo Mendoza Rugama, SJ | Jun 20, 2022 | Immigration ~ Approx. 6 mins
Gaze – Listening – UnderstandingA friendly gaze is the most humane way to be present in the life of those who are going through the harshness of deserts Attentive listening is the most disinterested way to be light in the lives...
by Humberto (Beto) Guzmán Parra, SJ | Mar 3, 2022 | Global Catholicism, Religious Life ~ Approx. 5 mins
When I first arrived in Guadalajara for a period of university study as a newly vowed Jesuit, I was missioned to work with the Purépecha people, an indigenous tribe from Mexico.The first time I stepped foot in the Purépecha neighborhood, it felt like I was stepping...
by James Millikan, SJ | Jan 12, 2022 | Religious Life, Spirituality, The Jesuits ~ Approx. 5 mins
“Firma aquí.” “Sign here.” I glanced over the document written in Spanish legalese. “Secuestro” (“kidnapping”) and “rescate” (“ransom”) jumped off the page. My eyes bulged and my pulse quickened. Only three days earlier I had professed my first vows in Los Angeles;...
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...
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,...
