A Dark Day and Uncertain Future for Asylum-Seekers
Fr. Brian Strassburger, SJ, of Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries, shares the reality at the U.S.-Mexico border as legal entry pathways for migrants and asylum-seekers have closed.
Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology Calls for Just and Humane Immigration Reform
Prompted by the teaching of the Catholic Church and informed by the on-the-ground realities of our ministries, we urge our public officials to enact just and humane immigration policy reform.
Love Shown in Actions: Jesuit Tampa’s Service to Migrants
By Ignatius Plato When Pope Francis approved the Society of Jesus’ Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) in 2019, the themes were familiar to anyone who knows the Jesuits. In addition to showing the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and care for our common home, the UAPs put accompanying young people and the marginalized front […]
Hospitality to Angels: Contributing to the Humanitarian Response on the Border
By Beau Guedry, nSJ Yo vengo a traerte vida Vida en abundancia En abundancia                       Yo soy el camino, La verdad y la vida Vida en abundancia En abundancia                       (I come to bring you life Life in abundance In abundance  I am the way, The truth, and the life Life in abundance In abundance) About 24 […]
The Search for Safety: Why Women Flee their Countries of Origin
By Heidi Cerneka and Jannick Eggerman Today, around the world, people are on the move.  They are migrating to escape poverty, improve their livelihood and opportunities,  or escaping conflict and devastation in their own countries. Women represent almost half of the 244 million migrants  and half of the 19.6 million refugees worldwide. (UN Women – […]
How do we respond to the cry of the poor?
Fr. Tom Greene Visits Brownsville and Matamoros By Therese Fink Meyerhoff November 13, 2020 – There is what amounts to a refugee camp on this province’s border with Mexico. There are currently hundreds of migrants from Central America and Mexico living in Matamoros, Mexico, in tents and handmade shelters without electricity and with only limited […]
The Encuentro Project: Encountering the Other on the El Paso Juarez Border
The Encuentro Project is a new collaborative and inter-congregational ministry offering experiences of encounter along the U.S.- Mexico border in El Paso, Texas.
The Narrow Door: The Church’s Consistent Ethic of Life
Neither “conservative” nor “liberal.” Fr. Rafael Garcia, SJ, writes about the Catholic Church’s consistent ethic of life.
