Refugees

A mother's love: Evidence of love's abundance

Jul 14, 2026
Each Friday at the parish clinic, I noticed that most TB patients were women, particularly mothers. This did not surprise me, as women in the village are often deprived of basic needs. They typically eat last, after serving their husbands and children. If there is no leftover food, they still labour…
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World Refugee Day - Hannah Arendt

Jun 16, 2026
Hannah did not profess any particular religious belief, but she had a deep interest in the writings of St Augustine of Hippo (354 to 430). While she was clearly a spiritual person and delved into the spiritual insights of other scholars, she did not identify with any particular religion.
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Hope at the border

May 06, 2026
In their smiles, we see the reflection of God's love, a reminder that every act of kindness restores dignity and renews faith in humanity.
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Art, mission and care for all creatures

Mar 23, 2026
An exhibition inspired by St Francis of Assisi and the Church’s call to ecological conversion.
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Memories of a welcoming church

Jan 21, 2026
This kind of welcoming church - a church that walks together - is now called “synodality”. I find that concrete examples are more effective than theological shorthand.
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Should prayer be so difficult?

Nov 26, 2025
So, prayer demands a lot of faith. It is a refusal to give up even in the face of apparent abandonment. It is to believe that, even in my darkest moment, even in times of desperate need, God is there for me.
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A spiritual homecoming to Nuestra Señora del Rosario

Oct 15, 2025
From there we entered the church to pray for a moment in the presence of a newly robed image of Mary. Benigna then took me to the shop of Jaime, restricted to a wheelchair, but who had helped me by leading other communities in the Sallca Valley.
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I was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me

Sep 28, 2025
Please don’t forget the words of Jesus, “When I was a stranger, you welcomed me.” - Migrant & Refugee Sunday - September 28, 2025
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Jubilee of Hope for Refugees and Migrants

Sep 17, 2025
The joy with which the songs and dances were presented showed how happy the refugees and migrants were to be in Aotearoa, where they had been welcomed and made to feel at home.
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Reflection - A conclave of hope and a call for peace

Aug 13, 2025
In his invitation to us all, Pope Leo simply asks: Come to Jesus. Listen to Him. Follow Him.
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World Refugee Day 2025: Community as a Superpower

Jun 20, 2025
This Jubilee Year, may we also invite refugees as ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ into our communities where they can find acceptance and welcome. Such welcoming places inspire hope in the ways people love their neighbours and become super-powerful communities founded on the human dignity each person carries.
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National Refugee Week: Inspiring ‘Welcome and Love’

Jun 16, 2025
During Refugee Week, international campaigning work will remind that refugees flee their own countries because they are at risk of serious human rights violations and persecution there. This week the UN announced that the number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution is around 122 million
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