Walking Together
Pope Francis at a wooden cross at the border between Mexico & the U.S. in Ciudad Juarez in 2016 (Photo by friar Charles McCarthy)

Walking Together

In his message for the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (September 24, 2023), Pope Francis states that we must "be a community ready to welcome, protect, promote and…

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Invisible

(Based on a true story) "This poem/reflection is based on a true experience that one of our men from our parish had in crossing the border. He is a man…

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Jesus Christ is Risen

Our faith gives us hope for new sources of life Meditation Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have…

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Station 14
Lamentation of Christ, headstone on Mirogoj cemetery in Zagreb, Croatia

Station 14

Jesus' Body is entombed We wait with eager longing for the glory of God Meditation The hope and light of the world has been laid to rest in a tomb,…

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Stations Twelve & Thirteen

12th Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross We are often indifferent to those who die Meditation Jesus dies after an earthly life that began as a refugee. Today, over 80…

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Stations Ten & Eleven

10th Station: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments Nature is stripped of its dignity and beauty Meditation As Jesus is prepared to be crucified, he was stripped of his clothing,…

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