The CCVI Migrant, Immigrant, and Refugee Network in order to promote educational opportunities that broaden current and historical perspectives of the global migration crisis and the people impacted by movement and upheaval, presents a series of Webinars entitled: “Globalizing Compassion, Cooperation and Solidarity”. “Human dignity knows no borders”, was the second webinar focusing on Pope Francis’ teaching on immigration at Fratelli Tutti.
Praised be the Incarnate Word, Amen!
Within the framework of the congregational network group on Migrants, Immigrants, and Refugees, the eight CCVI schools in Mexico, called a contest under the inspiration of the encyclical Fratelli Tutti to invite the family of the Incarnate Word and the entire community to participate in the next webinar on February 24, with the title “A Heart Open to the Whole World”.
This window reminds us that even the Holy Family were refugees from violence.
By Sister Martha Ann Kirk, CCVI
Our Sister Maricela Martinez is prominent this month; she has been sent to share joy and hope in the midst of the struggles and expectations lived by migrants in Michigan. We invite you to read this article “Fields where the Kingdom Happens”.
The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, join with Catholic faith leaders throughout the country and others in expressing our extreme disappointment and disagreement with President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA has benefitted over 800,000 young people who are our neighbors, our classmates, our co-workers, our fellow parishioners, and friends. The decision to cancel this program will not only hurt and hinder the future of these young people who currently have DACA status, but also our communities, churches, states, and entire country.
RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services), a local non-profit in San Antonio, TX hosted a candle light vigil on Sunday, July 23rd in memory of recent migrant deaths.
When I returned from my ministry in Peru in January of 2015 the Generalate team invited me to discern where I could best serve in the U.S. After a time of discernment, I felt that God was calling me to minister to immigrants, especially to Latin-Americans since Spanish is my second language.
“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.” Exodus 23:9.
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