“Atlanta is on the cusp of a crisis,” Flores-Maisonet said. “Scores of vulnerable, unhoused people from a faraway land are arriving at our doorstep.”
‘On the cusp of a crisis:’ Migrants make their way to Atlanta from border
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CRISIS OR COMMUNITY? Welcoming unhoused Venezuelan asylum seekers
The arrival of asylum seekers to Atlanta is an opportunity to build part of King's beloved community with those in need of refuge.
Help us launch a new community
Casa Alterna is launching a new community in the city of Atlanta where asylum seekers and U.S. citizens can live together and exercise their communal gifts of hospitality, compassion, and solidarity.
On prophets and “pastorcitos”
I hope little Israel knows that I see that of God in him.
Hospitality is the gift of a mirror
Hospitality is a spiritual practice that reveals what our hearts believe.
Crucified
I find grounding in knowing that God grieves and identifies with my suffering.
Love one another
When suffering comes, how do we respond?
Betray Christ?
"One of you will betray me." - Jesus at the Last Supper Could you betray Christ? I could. When Jesus made this pronouncement, every disciple wondered if they were the betrayer. Surely Peter thought it was him. No one guessed Judas. I mean, he’d just gone to town to either buy bread or give money… Continue reading Betray Christ?
Forget Propriety
Altar. Kneel. Wafer. Uh-oh.
Extravagant solidarity
“You always have the poor with you; when you treat them with the extravagance of Mary, you do so unto me.”
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