Time for a new sanctuary movement
That there is an immigration crisis in this country with great humanitarian concerns is widely acknowledged; the question remains how to address this complicated legal, political and community issue.
Migration
Maryknoll missioners have worked with migrants and people on the move for decades. They have served Burmese refugees in Thailand, Filipino and Thai workers all over Asia, Burundian and Rwandan refugees in East Africa, and have accompanied Guatemalans, who, after years in Mexico, returned home to start anew in a more peaceful country. Our faith compels us to stand in solidarity with migrants.
In the United States, we are profoundly affected by the contribution of migrants in our society, and we have a responsibility to treat them, like all the rest of God’s creation, with dignity and respect. Maryknoll missioners work in ministries serving migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. In our work on U.S. migration policy, we focus on access to asylum and humanitarian protection, refugee aid and resettlement, and access to citizenship.
Maryknoll Joint Leadership Statements on Migration: Toward Global Solidarity (2006) and Statement on the Migrant Caravan (2018)
Policy Brief: Justice for Immigrants and Refugees in U.S. Policy
U.S. funds create “21st century border”
According to a report crafted by the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Jesuit Conference of the United States, the recent drop in the number of migrants from Central America trying to enter the U.S. through the southern border can be attributed to the policies being implemented by the Mexican and Central American governments at the behest of, and with funding from, the U.S. government.
Webinar: The New Sanctuary Movement
You are invited to a webinar on the Catholic response to the New Sanctuary Movement.
Nov. 5-13: National call in days to protect families from deportation
From Nov. 5-13, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Justice for Immigrants campaign will sponsor a week of call-in days to the White House to urge protection for families facing deportation.
Send message to Obama, Congress urging end to family detention
Use this link at the Justice for Immigrants’ website to send a message to the president and Congress opposing the use of family detention in regards to Central American and Mexican migrants at the U.S. border.
Newly arrived Central American children: The role of U.S. policy in the current situation
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns is a cosponsor of this event along with Witness for Peace and the Institute for Policy Studies.
Feast of All Saints
The following reflection was prepared by Fr. Dave Schwinghamer, who spent much of his mission life in Tanzania. He currently serves with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
The following reflection was prepared by Judy Coode who works at the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.
Sign petition for specific, immediate action on immigration
El Paso’s Annunciation House, which has provided shelter for migrants for decades, has drafted this petition to President Obama, urging specific and immediate action on immigration.
Volunteers, donations needed for refugees
The following request for action and support was circulated by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, based on information from the Sisters of Loretto Nazareth.
29th Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A)
The following reflection was prepared by Cecelia Aguilar Ortiz, a former Maryknoll lay missioner in Thailand
26th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Fr. Paul Masson has served as a missioner in Chile and on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Resources, September-October 2014
A few resources from the September-October 2014 NewsNotes.
Migration: Where are Nicaraguan children?
A central cause of the recent dramatic increase in the number of unaccompanied children immigrating into the U.S. through its border with Mexico is the high level of crime and violence in the principal “sending countries” – Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador (collectively referred to as the Northern Triangle) and Mexico.
Migration crisis in U.S.
The following article was written by Eben Levey, who worked with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns from September 2013 through August 2014.
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Br. John Beeching has spent years in Thailand, and share many beautiful reflections about living his Christian life surrounded by Buddhism.
19th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Sr. Ann Hayden has served as a missioner in Central America; she will wrap up her six-year term on the Maryknoll Sisters’ Congregational Leadership Team in the fall of 2014.
Urgent: Stop cuts to refugee services; help unaccompanied children
The following alert is circulated by the Interfaith Immigration Coalition.