Sisters of St. Joseph Focus on Immigration
Immigration is a crucial issue to the Sisters of St. Joseph. It stands front and center. Speaking to this issue, S. Anne Tranelli said, "We are a nation built by immigrants. Our nation was built on the shoulders of immigrants; for example, the Erie Canal, the Transcontinental Railroad, the Steel Mills in Pittsburgh, the coal mines of Pennsylvania and West Virginia, etc. It is important to know our own individual immigration story. It will not only help us better understand those who come to our shores looking for a better way of life, but move us to do whatever we can for the well-being of these individuals."
--Sister Anne Tranelli, addressed to participants at 175th celebration of Sisters of St. Joseph, July 2011.
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Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas, has been helping thousands of refugees for over 30 years. For the past six years, I was privileged to be a part of this extraorodinary ministry. My contribution is called volunteer welfare. . --S. Ida Berresheim Read more. |
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I lived on the border between Nogales, Sonora MX and Nogales, Arizona USA from 1990 to 2001. I walked across the border into Mexico to shop or meet Mexican families whose children I was helping as a Speech-Language Pathologist. I was deeply saddened by the grates of steel separating the countries and by the primitive dwellings on the hillsides. . --S. Margaret Guzzardo Read more |
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