Migration (Angels Unaware)
These videos were recorded during our 2021 Virtual Dialogue, Angels Unware: Mission with People on the Move. The only way for a Catholic to “understand” the reality faced by people forced to migrate is through the Word of God, the cloud of witnesses, and the teachings of the Church. We focus our eyes of faith on the sisters and brothers who we must respond to with compassion and love.
First Sequence
We encourage you to take a moment to present yourself to the Lord and create a quiet space, wther you are participating in a parish group or watching during your commute.
Overview
Lord, when were you
Opening Prayer
Keynote: Timothy Schmalz, sculptor of Homeless Jesus and Angels Unawares
People on the Move: The Realities: Fr. Michael Gallagher, SJ, shares a global perspective and then Marisa Limón Garza, presents challenges in the U.S.
Opening Prayer
This session invites us to create a space within our lives where we can welcome the stranger by making a prayer space.
Timothy P. Schmalz
Tim is the artist who created Angels Unaware, a sculpture installed in St. Peter’s Square. In this talk, he shares his vocation as an artist, the story of how Angels Unaware came to be, and the importance of our mission with and to migrants.
Michael Gallagher, SJ
Father Michael, a lawyer, and an expert in global migration, is on the staff of Jesuit Refugee Service USA. He presents the global reality of people on the move, migration, and forced migration.
Marisa Limón Garza
Marisa is Associate Director of the Hope Border Institute in El Paso, TX. She presents the reality facing refugees at the southern border in the United States of America.
Second Sequence
Take a moment to remove distractions, email alerts, and other disturbances so that you can focus on the Lord and his people.
Overview
If today you hear God's voice...
Fr. vănThanh Nguyễn, S.V.D leads reflective consideration of what the Word of God says about people on the move.
Catholic Social Doctrine on Migration: Rhonda Miska explores the history of Catholic social doctrine in the past 100 years and then Lisa Parisio presents past and current legal realities through a Catholic lens
vănThanh Nguyễn, S.V.D
Father vănThanh is Professor of New Testament Studies at the Chicago Theological Union. His presentation offers a prayerful meditation on immigrant and migrant women and children in the Bible.
Rhonda Miska
Rhonda, who worked with migrants at the border and serves in ministry, roots mission to migrants within the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church that has emerged over the last 100 plus years.
Lisa Parisio
Lisa is the Director of Advocacy for the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) and provided a brief history of immigration law in the United States of America, the current legal realities, the policy debate, and a Catholic perspective on immigration reform.
Third Sequence
Prepare your heart to move beyond prayer and reflection to action.
Overview
I was a stranger, and you welcomed me.
Sr. Joanna Okereke, HHCJ, and Dr. Mark Gray present the latest research to help discern a personal and communal response
Sr. Norma Pimentel discusses what the Church in America can do to welcome the stranger
Closing Address: Bishop Joseph Tyson, Chair of the USCCB’s Pastoral Care for Migrants, Refugees and Traveler
Sister Joanna Okereke, HHCJ, PhD,
and Dr. Mark Gray
Sister Joanna serves in the USCCB Office of Cultural Diversity. Mark is Senior Research Associate at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. They presented the findings of the 2021 study of the Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees and Travelers (PCMRT) conducted by CARA among the Catholic Worship Sites in the United States.
Sister Norma Pimentel
Sister Norma and Don McCrabb, former USCMA Executive Director, have a conversation about what the Church in America – both along the border but also in every state in the country – can do to “welcome the stranger.” Sr. Norma, the Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, is an internationally recognized expert on mission and ministry to migrants and refugees.
Bishop Joseph J. Tyson
Bishop Tyson, a native of Washington, is the Bishop of the Diocese of Yakima. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Seattle, served as priest and pastor before becoming the Auxiliary Bishop (2005) until he came to the Diocese of Yakima (2011). Bishop Tyson is also Chair for Subcommittee on Pastoral Care for Migrants, Refugees and Travelers for the USCCB. He brought the dialogue to a close by reflecting on the “internal borders” we must all face and meditating with Pope Francis on the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi.
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