Immigrant Support Ministry Stories
Prayer of Solidarity With Immigrants
Basilica Immigrant Support Ministry meetings typically open with a prayer of solidarity with immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Many ISM members were particularly moved by a prayer Br. Michael Kadow…
MoreFr. Daniel Griffith Homily: Epiphany of the Lord
The Universal Plan for Salvation in Christ and The Inherent Dignity of All
MoreWhat Accompaniment Teams Do
Working With Asylees: What Is an Accompaniment Team? Accompany means “to go with, especially as a companion.” In a nutshell, that’s what Basilica Accompaniment Teams do: Walk with asylum seekers…
More‘Just push’: Missed buses teach a lesson about serving neighbors
A voice whispered in my mind at the end of a long, frustrating day: “Just push.” It was a voice from the past. I was visiting Nairobi, on a packed…
MoreJourneys to Minnesota: Meet the refugees and asylees welcomed by Basilica volunteers
Families are originally from many countries including Somalia, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. Many spent years in refugee camps. Others fled violence as asylum seekers. Now, each is a neighbor and a…
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