Tag: refugee

  • Christmas Stories

    Christmas Stories

    In the Holy Family, we see the example of God’s command: to trust. In their flight into Egypt, we are reminded of God’s command.

  • Our Do Unto Others Problem

    Our Do Unto Others Problem

    We have a do-unto-others problem. You know, like from the Golden Rule. The one that says we treat each other well. The one that undermines our convictions around immigration. That one. The Golden Rule is ubiquitous. We all know it or some form of it. The phrasing which jumped into my head first is this:…

  • Fear and Loathing in San Francisco

    Fear and Loathing in San Francisco

    The Christmas story is an immigrant’s story San Francisco’s Chinatown was designed to look older than the oldest parts of China. Why? Fear of immigrants. [bctt tweet=”We are always immigrants. All of us. Forever.” nofollow=”yes”] More than a century ago, blatant, nefarious racism against the Chinese was normal. But disaster made the racism even worse.…

  • One example of how the Bible is political

    One example of how the Bible is political

    Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us; look, and see our disgrace! Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our homes to aliens. We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are like widows. We must pay for the water we drink; the wood we get must be bought. With a yoke on our necks…