A pilgrimage to Guatemala reveals a hard truth: the system isn’t broken—it’s working as designed—yet people still choose love across borders.
On Pilgrimage
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One Bear at a Time
A small handmade bear can calm a frightened child—and soften a moment filled with fear. At ICE field offices, volunteers are offering comfort and solidarity through simple acts of care, stitched together one bear at a time.
Remaining Awake Through Another Great Revolution
What does it mean to remain awake in a time of rapid change, deep injustice, and moral confusion? Preaching in conversation with Martin Luther King Jr.’s final year, this sermon asks whether we are learning to see our neighbors—especially migrants and the marginalized—or whether we, like Rip Van Winkle, are sleeping through a revolution that is already reshaping the world.
Where is Home, Really?
Outside the gates of ICE, where hope and home so often collide, I witnessed once again how love—and the dignity it affirms—can make a home even in the shadow of exile.
Love in Public: Hospitality as Resistance
Casa Alterna’s radical hospitality transforms lives and shows love in public as resistance.
The “Yes” That Heals
He arrived on his 18th birthday, facing detention or deportation—until one simple "yes" changed everything.
Compas at the Gate
On a stretch of sidewalk outside Atlanta’s ICE office, a quiet revolution unfolds—where tenderness becomes resistance, and love dares to show up, morning after morning.
Clarity in the Chaos: Responding to Trump’s Immigration Policies
The second Trump administration is rapidly reshaping immigration policy. Join Dr. Austin Kocher for a critical look at what’s happening, what’s at stake, and how we can respond.
In the Midst of Fear, We Choose Compassion
Every weekday morning, volunteers with Casa Alterna’s Compassionate Compas offer presence, solidarity, and hope outside the Atlanta Immigration Court and ICE field office, bearing witness to the stories of those navigating a broken system and reminding them they are not alone.
Hospitality as Resistance: Casa Alterna’s Stand Against Authoritarianism
As the incoming administration plans to centralize power and deepen harm to immigrant communities, Casa Alterna stands firm, combining resistance with radical hospitality to create a sustainable and loving response.
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