by jpic | Aug 9, 2021 | News, Reflection, Reflexión
Indigenous peoples are “a plural face, of infinite variety and of enormous biological, cultural, and spiritual wealth.” (Pope Francis) In the world there are more than 5,000 indigenous peoples[1] and the vast majority with a fragile guarantee of human...
by jpic | Jul 12, 2021 | News, Reflection, Reflexión
Violence in the territories of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador continues to be the main motivation of a person or a family nucleus to emigrate. Violence has diversified and institutionalized: gang violence, domestic violence, violence against women (femicides) and...
by jpic | May 24, 2021 | News, Reflexión
Serving in a Franciscan soup kitchen involves giving of your entire being to people in need. The Gospel reminds us of the reality of the poor and the need to feed the hungry, give a drink to the thirsty, house the stranger, and clothe the naked (Mt. 25,31-36). These...
by jpic | May 1, 2021 | News, Reflexión
In almost every country in the world, Workers’ Day is celebrated on May 1st. On this day, we commemorate the strike that was organized in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, on May 1, 1886. During this strike, in which workers demanded an 8-hour working day...
by jpic | Mar 21, 2021 | News, Reflection, Reflexión
“The human environment and the natural environment are degraded together” (LS 48) As human beings, our very existence depends on the planet we inhabit, where everything is connected and integrated into one single community of life. For this reason, what we do to...
by jpic | Mar 21, 2021 | News, Reflexión
Today, March 21, marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. An important place to focus on in this work is U.S. immgration policy, which targets Haitians and migrants from other majority black countries for highly discriminatory...
