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Ministry at the Border
Read about our group of sisters who have established a community in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. This creation of an inter-congregational community is a concrete expression of our charism. Our ministry is a necessary, legal and loving humanitarian response to the plight of migrants fleeing violence, oppression, unemployment, and hunger in their countries of origin.
Update from the OSP-IHM Border Mission
The OSP-IHM Collaborative Border Mission received a grant. The funded project addresses the mental health issues of migrant women and their families who are living in Reynosa, Mexico.
At Our Southern Border
It is one thing to see news reports
about the immigrant situation at our southern border, but actually seeing and
speaking to immigrant families pierces the human heart.
Update from the OSP-IHM Border Mission
When you minister at the US-Mexico border, you begin to realize that everything happens in collaboration, not isolation.
Too Much to Bear
by Sister Joyce C. Bell, IHM, Social Justice Coordinator, Sisters of IHM, Immaculata, PA Social Justice is gospel living through actions which embody the principles of Catholic Social Teaching. As I crossed the border from Reynosa, Mexico, to McAllen, Texas,…
An Intercultural Sisterhood
Sisters Mary Elaine Anderson and Elvia Mata Ortega explore living in an intercultural sisterhood.
A Global Sisterhood
Sister Judy O'Brien explores what a global sisterhood means to her.
Update from the OSP-IHM Border Mission
The OSP-IHM Border Mission “Mary, Comfort of Migrants” would like to express its gratitude to the National Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) and its partner, the Asociación de Hermanas Latinas Misioneras en America (AHLMA) for their recent grant of…
Ministry at the Border Update February 2024
The fluctuation in numbers has not affected our commitment to asylum seekers. In the name of all IHMs and Oblate Sisters of Providence, we continue to accompany our brothers and sisters waiting in Reynosa, and we also welcome migrants who arrive in McAllen.
Celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
In January, sisters with our ministry at the border celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
The Overflowing Migratory River
As I try to figure out answers to my endless questions, through my own experience, I know that thousands, millions of people carry wounds so deep in their bodies and souls that no human being should ever have to carry. I have been able to see, hear, and feel their stories of pain, sadness, despair, and anguish.
