Members of the Network are already providing a myriad of resources to migrants. Network members will be able to enhance each other’s work by sharing information and resources via different media (bulletins, meetings and gatherings, capacity-building seminars, resource and route maps, threat advisories, etc.) that they can then pass on to migrants in their care along the route.
Lenten Reflection on Migrant People
You will love the immigrant because you were immigrants in Egypt. Dt 10,19
Lent 2023
Update on the tragic accident involving migrants in Planes de Gualaca, Panama
After the tragic incident that occurred in the Planes de Gualaca, Chiriquí, Panama on February 15, in which 41 migrants lost their lives, many actions have been taken to respond to the needs of the survivors and relatives of the victims.
Declaration : On the fire at the Immigration Detention Station in Juárez, Mexico
TO THE FEDERAL, STATE AND MUNICIPALITIES OF JUÁREZ CITY, CHIHUAHUA TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MIGRATION TO THE STATE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO ALL PEOPLE OF GOOD FAITH...
A Letter to Pope Francis. In the ten years of your pontificate, ten gifts for which to thank you
Dear Pope Francis, whom the cardinals as your brothers went to seek “almost to the end of the world”:
May the Lord give you peace!
CAMPAIGN 8M | To migrate is to weave and fight
We commemorate International Women's Day (March 8) with the campaign: To migrate is to weave and fight In commemoration of two years since the murder of Victoria Esperanza Salazar. Event occurred on March 27, 2021 in the Tumbe Ka neighborhood, Tulum, Quintana Roo,...
Franciscan Border Encounter in McAllen, TX. 10-12 feb 2023
I was humbled to be in the presence of courageous individuals who, seeing such great need and acting in faith without a clear idea of exactly what to do, responded with compassion to migrants in need, opening camps in Mexico or resettlement centers in the U.S. Their action was the catalyst that empowered so many others to get involved—and the net result of increasing collaboration has made a huge difference for brothers and sisters in severe need. I was drawn to ask how we, as friars of the new Our Lady of GuadalupeProvince, can respond more fully to our sisters and brothers on the border. —Larry Hayes, OFM.
Migrant Stories: Fleeing Violence, Seeking Asylum in the United States
This narrative tells us the story of Zulema, a woman who leaves her homeland in Mexico because of violence – violence enacted not only by her partner but also by organized crime rings that supported her ex-husband. Upon departing, Zulema fled with her youngest son; she left a daughter with her grandparents. She tells us that her ex-partner has taken her eldest daughter from her and that although she has reported him for domestic violence, she has not found support in the authorities. The only option was to flee and today she is seeking refuge in the United States, dreaming of one day reuniting with her three children and being able to provide them with a safe environment.
History, Migration, and Colonialization: The Historical Context of Today’s Humanitarian Crisis
Transcription of Dylan Corbett’s presentation to the Franciscan Border Experience group on November 5, 2022 Dylan Corbett,Executive Director, Hope Border InstituteEl Paso, Texas You have the Rocky Mountains which divides us into sort of East and West. And then if you...
A novena for Advent: We are all pilgrims and migrants, like our incarnate God
In the gospel, "the Word became flesh" is identified as the Son of God made human, a person who was born and lived in the midst of the poorest of Nazareth. However, this Son of God--as real as we are, so human that he felt hungry, thirsty and had to work to help at...
Franciscan Experiences and Fraternity
Back in 1977, I attended the first annual Franciscan Brotherhood Experience vocation weekend at Mayslake Retreat House in suburban Chicago. It was a glorious experience of being with 30 friars, from different ministries and lifestyles. Although it was 45 years ago,...