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Ministry at the Border
Read about our group of sisters who have established a community in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. This creation of an inter-congregational community is a concrete expression of our charism. Our ministry is a necessary, legal and loving humanitarian response to the plight of migrants fleeing violence, oppression, unemployment, and hunger in their countries of origin.
Update from OSP-IHM Collaborative Border Ministry
“How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized, and migrants! On this day, I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than…
Living from an Abundance of Faith, Love, and Hope
Many migrants are coming from a situation of poverty. They have a dream for a better life.
Update from the OSP-IHM Collaborative Border Ministry
Update from the OSP-IHM Collaborative Border Ministry
We are making the body of Christ with our presence with the migrants
Being part of the OSP – IHM Ministry at the Border, and volunteering at the Catholic Charities RGV Humanitarian Respite Center and at the at the Casa del Migrante, in Reynosa, Mexico, has been a blessing.
What do these migrants have in common?
What do migrants at the US-Mexico border have in common? 78% of them have been kidnapped.
Update from the OSP-IHM Border Mission
The OSP-IHM Collaborative Border Mission received a grant. The funded project addresses the mental health issues of migrant women and their families who are living in Reynosa, Mexico.
At Our Southern Border
It is one thing to see news reports
about the immigrant situation at our southern border, but actually seeing and
speaking to immigrant families pierces the human heart.
Update from the OSP-IHM Border Mission
When you minister at the US-Mexico border, you begin to realize that everything happens in collaboration, not isolation.
Too Much to Bear
by Sister Joyce C. Bell, IHM, Social Justice Coordinator, Sisters of IHM, Immaculata, PA Social Justice is gospel living through actions which embody the principles of Catholic Social Teaching. As I crossed the border from Reynosa, Mexico, to McAllen, Texas,…
An Intercultural Sisterhood
Sisters Mary Elaine Anderson and Elvia Mata Ortega explore living in an intercultural sisterhood.