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Social Services
We are present to the marginalized of today, including at-risk women and children, those without housing, the elderly, migrants, refugees, and all those in need.
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.
Joy in Sicuani on Pentecost
Early in 2024, the church in Sicuani received a very special gift. Two brothers from Chile, both priests, Fathers Mauricio Valdivia and Marcelo Valdivia came to serve the people also bringing with them their wonderful gift of music. Father Marcelo…
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.
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…
IHM Sisters reach out in Peru
The Sisters informally call it, “the Ministry of the Doorbell.” In Peru, Sisters of IHM are serving some of the poorest regions in South America
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.
Women at the Border
The crisis at our southern border is real. So, too, are the political and policy challenges in desperately needed immigration reform and the courageous national and international action required to address the root causes of such massive migration.
