“You always have the poor with you; when you treat them with the extravagance of Mary, you do so unto me.”
Extravagant solidarity
Author: Anton
Love-infused truth-telling (Lent 4C)
I read in my town’s local newspaper about the drowning of a Guatemalan man in our area lake.
The Word is Near You (Lent 1C)
The Word is Near You (video): A Lenten sermon by Anton Flores-Maisonet.
One Long Journey
Life is one long journey. Along the way we encounter unexpected turns and moments when we wish we could just turn around but can't.
Love Crosses Borders for Alumnus
Anton Flores-Maisonet (B.S.W. ’92) frequently commutes from Decatur, Ga., to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to provide hospitality, assistance and accompaniment to recently arrived immigrants and asylum seekers at no cost.
Grace, Gratitude & Hope
This old cabin was once filled with life. A fireplace kept the simple abode warm. A wood-burning stove fed the bellies of inhabitants and guests. Love made this one-room cabin a home. Now it lies in ruin, a relic of a past long forgotten. 2021 and each past year is like this old homestead. Nostalgia… Continue reading Grace, Gratitude & Hope
Surely, God is with us
Jorge, with watery eyes proclaimed to Yeldín, "Seguramente, Dios está con nosotros." ("Surely, God is with us.")
Joyful attention
It is easy to not see the traveler with one bag, a bundle of paperwork, and no shoelaces.
Sojourning with Love
Solitude is abandoning ourselves to the simplicity and sacredness of a Maker who loves us the same.
When ICE detainees are dropped off at Atlanta airport, this group helps
As travelers milled about Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on a recent Thursday afternoon, an unmarked white van came to a stop beside the airport’s domestic terminal, having completed its two-hour trip from a sprawling immigration detention facility in Southwest Georgia.
Casa Alterna 