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El amor cruza fronteras / Love crosses borders

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Love one another

April 14, 2022 AntonLeave a comment

When suffering comes, how do we respond?

Posted in Lent, loveTagged Love one another, resentment, transformation

One Long Journey

February 22, 2022July 10, 2022 Anton1 Comment

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.

Posted in accompaniment, asylum, faith, hope, Hospitality, immigrants, immigration detention, love, Stewart Detention Center

Love Crosses Borders for Alumnus

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Anton1 Comment

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.

Posted in asylum, Atlanta Friends Meeting, hope, Hospitality, housing, immigrants, immigration detention, joy, love, Stewart Detention CenterTagged immigration detention

B.’s Attitude

August 31, 2021September 19, 2022 Anton1 Comment

The unspeakable happened; B.'s beloved suffered a miscarriage.

Posted in asylum, hope, Hospitality, immigration detention, love, UncategorizedTagged Haiti, immigration detention, miscarriage, pregnancy

Come Home

March 21, 2021July 10, 2022 AntonLeave a comment

When love crosses borders, all it wants is to come home.

Posted in Hospitality, joy, love, Stewart Detention CenterTagged brothers, reunion

Oooo, My Favorite!

December 25, 2020August 4, 2022 Anton1 Comment

There was room in the vehicle for an interfaith evening of illumination and joy.

Posted in Advent, asylum, Atlanta Friends Meeting, Christmas, hope, joy, love, peace, refugees

Fearful politics, fearless love

November 26, 2020August 4, 2022 Anton1 Comment

My home state of Georgia is NOT a blue state; it's not even a purple state.

Posted in love, politics, UncategorizedTagged Biden, Culture of fear, Democrats, Georgia, Republicans, Trump

Yes, Please

August 24, 2020August 4, 2022 AntonLeave a comment

"My partner and I were attacked; he was killed and I had to flee."

Posted in asylum, Atlanta Friends Meeting, Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, Hospitality, immigrants, LGBTQ, love, Stewart Detention CenterTagged asylum, Hospitality, immigration detention, LGBTQ, trauma

The Solitude of Springer (essay)

May 16, 2020August 4, 2022 AntonLeave a comment

Sitting in solitude beside Springer Mountain I mystically sense a gracious, indiscriminate love.

Posted in essay, love, nature, peace, silence, simplicity, solitude, UncategorizedTagged solitude

Advent Every Day

December 28, 2019August 3, 2022 AntonLeave a comment

In the silence of last Sunday’s meeting for worship I heard one of the best Advent sermons ever.

Posted in Advent, Atlanta Friends Meeting, hope, joy, love, peace, silenceTagged Advent, hope, joy, love, peace, silence

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