Migration and misinformation
In October of 2022, I stood at the border between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, and watched as small groups of individuals scrambled dow...
Moving Forward in the Midst of Sorrow
One of the things that haunts me most at Casa del Migrante ‘Scalabrini’ - Guatemala (CdMSG) is the journey ahead that people traveling north wi...
Photos: Leaving the Darién Gap
In December, I rolled out of bed and into the warm, humid early morning in Panama City at 3:00 in the morning. I had been invited to participate in a...
Walking Together: Notes from MCC LACA’s 2022 Indigenous Peoples Encounter
In 1491, the territory that we now call the Americas was full of communities of many colours and sounds, of flourishing art, with sophisticated and d...
Clean Water in Ochomogo
Over the last few months, I have had the opportunity to visit and get to know several rural communities in Nicaragua. On one particular visit with my...
Enough minutes to call
I’m grateful to God for this simple lesson: “What I saw as a misfortune has become a blessing for another, who in turn, out of their need, blessed me...
Migration is an act of courage
Migration is complicated and stories of migration, like their protagonists, are unique. What they have in common is the combination of resilience and...
Luz: Laughter amidst the tears
The protagonist of today’s story is a woman who, for security reasons, I’ll call Luz.
Luz was born in La Guajira, on the Caribbean coast of Colomb...