What do COVID-19 and human trafficking have in common? While the similarities may not be obvious, they are significant: worldwide, insidious, indiscriminate, isolating, deadly, and most dangerous to the most vulnerable among us. However, while COVID-19 has caught the attention and awareness of every single person on earth, human trafficking remains under the radar of[continue reading]
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Nights of Terror for a Trafficking Victim
On Saturday evening, August 29, 2020, I gave a virtual bilingual presentation on anti-human trafficking to Cursillo groups in several states, followed by a time for questions. The next day, I received a call from a friend who is a physician. She had attended to my presentation and, afterward, received a call from a family in[continue reading]
Center in Ghana Helps Transform Lives of Children
Daughters of Charity around the world commit themselves to encounter the most vulnerable and stand in solidarity with them. Sister Olivia is from Ghana where she welcomes and works with street children exposed to dangers and abuses of various types. Asana Iyakana, 13, ran away from a woman she said was exploiting her, making her[continue reading]
World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2020
On September 27, the Church will celebrate the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR). Since 1914, the Church has used this day as a way to “express concern for the different vulnerable people on the move, to pray for them as they face many challenges, and to increate awareness about the opportunities that[continue reading]
Migration Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has produced what I call a ‘migrating experience.’ Some of us have had to move our workspaces to our home spaces and create a job atmosphere. From a psychological perspective, it’s not very healthy to bring work home; but in this case, work is home. Since the end of March, Diocesan Migrant[continue reading]