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 …
Love Shown in Actions: Jesuit Tampa’s Service to Migrants Read More »
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 …
Hospitality to Angels: Contributing to the Humanitarian Response on the Border Read More »
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 – …
The Search for Safety: Why Women Flee their Countries of Origin Read More »
By Jerry Duggan After working his way to professional success as an architect, Fr. Rafael Garcia, SJ, found that his true calling in life is ministering to immigrant communities with needs similar to the one he grew up in. Father Garcia was nine years old when his family fled Fidel Castro’s Cuba and settled in …
Fr. Rafael Garcia, SJ, Fulfills Vocation in Ministry with Migrants Read More »
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 …
Fr. Sean Carroll, SJ, longtime executive director of the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), a binational ministry that provides humanitarian assistance to migrants at the border in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, will step down in March of 2021.
June 18, 2020 — In a landmark ruling today, the U.S. Supreme Court maintained the DACA program, ensuring that recipients and newly qualified applicants will continue to receive legal protections. The news sparked an outpouring on social media, as DACA recipients, politicians and religious leaders affirmed that “home is here.” “As our students, parishioners and …
Jesuits Welcome Supreme Court Ruling on DACA and Call for Further Legislation Read More »
The Kino Border Initiative (KBI) is a binational organization that works in the area of migration and is located in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. The KBI was inaugurated in January of 2009 by six organizations from the United States and Mexico.
The Kino Border Initiative (KBI) is a binational organization that works in the area of migration and is located in Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. The KBI was inaugurated in January of 2009 by six organizations from the United States and Mexico.
Neither “conservative” nor “liberal.” Fr. Rafael Garcia, SJ, writes about the Catholic Church’s consistent ethic of life.