Pillars of Poverty: LaGrange’s House Of Cards

Imagine two families living in LaGrange. Both inhabit a 1500 square foot house, and this winter both have their heat set at 68 degrees. However, both do not pay the same amount for keeping their children warm. You see, one family is a homeowner who lives in an energy efficient home with quality insulation, windows, and [...]

Suffering, Love, and the Path of Compassion

by Anton Flores-Maisonet (Advent 2012)  The path of prayer and love and the path of suffering seem to be the two Great Paths of transformation. Suffering seems to get our attention; love and prayer seem to get our heart and our passion. – Richard Rohr in Everything Belongs If prayer-filled love and suffering are the [...]

Fostering Love

written by Anton Flores-Maisonet Emanuel, Emanuel His name is called Emanuel God with us, revealed in us His name is called Emanuel Emanuel and his mother In March, God came to visit our family disguised as a two-day old baby. This child’s eyes and smile and laughter offer all of us a glimpse of grace [...]

Holy Week Pilgrimage for Immigrants

HOLY WEEK PILGRIMAGE FOR IMMIGRANTS 2012 www.pilgrimageforimmigrants.wordpress.com The Holy Week Pilgrimage for Immigrants is an act of faith, solidarity, and hospitality; it is a prayer with feet.  With our feet we pray that our faith communities and nation will search for ways that favor a spirit of solidarity with and justice for immigrants.  We walk [...]

A visit from Mary: An Advent experience

Written by Debbie Gish, a social worker. member of Church of the Sojourners in San Francisco, and friend of Alterna. On Wednesday several of us attended a posada at the Sonoma North County Detention Center (CA). Las Posadas are a Mexican Advent tradition where family, friends and neighbors reenact the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph as they [...]