Epiphany
During friar Tom Smith's prayer time one morning last week, he began reflecting on the feast of Epiphany and the experience of some recent immigrants who arrived at Holy Cross…
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Epiphany
Room for Asylum Seekers
Holy Cross Retreat Center (HCRC) near Las Cruces, New Mexico, partners with the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) to assist refugees seeking asylum. They've helped settle refugees from Afghanistan,…
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Room for Asylum Seekers
L to R: Judy Coode (Pax Christi International); Bishop John Stowe; Sr. Natalie Becquart (Undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops)
Working for Nonviolent Change
“Pope Francis, Nonviolence and the Fullness of Pacem in Terris” is the title of a conference held earlier this month in Rome, Italy. Catholic Church leaders and participants from 28…
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Working for Nonviolent Change
A Culture of Care in the Amazon: Part Two
Navigating the Amazon in New Paths of Conversion in Maués and the Community of São Sebastião For me it was an adventure, for Friar Erick G. Marin Carballo it is…
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A Culture of Care in the Amazon: Part Two
A Culture of Care in the Amazon
Friar Michael Lasky reflects on his trip to the Amazon and his visit with Friar Erick Marin Carballo. Friar Erick serves on a team of itinerant missionary disciples in the…
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A Culture of Care in the Amazon
Experiencing an Abundance of Blessings
A Welcoming Community Keeps Growing in Faith, and Parishioners St. Julia Catholic Community is running out of room. There isn’t enough space for the children and school-age youth in the…
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Experiencing an Abundance of Blessings