Dec 30, 2021 | Human Rights, Immigration, Issues
What do the people you interact with daily think about migrants? There are many opinions and arguments made and it is difficult to always know how to respond. One of our NYC Franciscan Justice Circle members, Julie Leininger Pycior, Professor Emeritus of History at...
Sep 15, 2021 | Immigration, Issues
We have a real shot at immigration reform this year. Congress is on the verge of creating a new, long overdue pathway for millions of immigrants through a complex process known as budget reconciliation. The House and Senate passed budget resolutions allocating over...
Jul 6, 2021 | FAN, Human Rights, Immigration, Resources
We’ve all had moments where we’ve felt we didn’t belong, but for people who moved to this country, that feeling lasts more than a moment. We all want to feel safe and included in the community we call home, but today, too many of our neighbors experience exclusion,...
Jun 11, 2021 | FAN, Human Rights, Immigration, Issues
June 9, 2021 was the launch of the #WeAreEssential Fast for Freedom in Washington, D.C. (pictured, below, left) to shine a spotlight on our nation’s moral obligation to fully and finally include our immigrant siblings as part of the American family. Several dozen...
Apr 30, 2021 | Consistent Ethic of Life, Human Rights, Immigration, Issues, Poverty
In 2018, through the ‘zero tolerance’ policy, 5,500 migrant families were cruelly separated. To this day, families remain separated and the trauma inflicted by this devastating act is everlasting. The Biden Administration must prioritize making this a nation where...
Nov 9, 2020 | Immigration, Issues, Poverty
FAN Member Carolyn D. Townes, OFS is the National Animator of Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation for the U.S. Secular Franciscan Order and has shared with us this Migrants Novena, developed by the National Immigration Focus Group of the Secular Franciscan Order....
