The combined meaning of the babies’ names, 'beloved strength,' embodies the beauty and resilience within Casa Alterna’s walls, visible now more than ever.
“Beloved Strength: Welcoming New Life and Resilience”
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A Sanctuary of Love
In a world often dominated by stories of adversity and suffering, Glenda and Daniel remind us that there is always some small act of love that we can offer. We can always make room for kindness and caring.
Nourishing Bonds
"The Divine delights in the gracious act of sharing a meal prepared with love."
Simple gifts
Curiosity. Community. Creation. These are simple gifts.
Injustice, gratitude, and hope
Your gifts help curb literal and figurative hunger pangs as asylum seekers strive to fill a craving for justice.
‘On the cusp of a crisis:’ Migrants make their way to Atlanta from border
“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.”
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.
On prophets and “pastorcitos”
I hope little Israel knows that I see that of God in him.
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.
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.
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