“Pray consistently for an end to all forms of slavery and for victims and perpetrators.” This is the first element of the Daughters of Charity Corporate Stance against human trafficking. When I first considered this commitment, I thought of gathering various prepared prayers that can be used as part of our daily prayers. But, as[continue reading]
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How COVID-19 is Affecting Trafficking
The world has shrunk, hasn’t it? It’s become a world where the unknowns outweigh the knowns, and the sole prescribed antidote to survival consists of three short words: “stay at home.” But what if home proves more dangerous than the threat of an insatiable virus? What if “home” isn’t really a home? Many are thinking[continue reading]
Trauma in Sex Trafficking Victims
Generally, a traumatic event implies a one-time event–a fatal accident, a natural disaster, a school shooting. Something happens or someone performs an action that produces to a scaring effect, a trauma. While the cause may seem apparent to onlookers, the response remains unique for each person, especially when the situation is an individual being forced[continue reading]
One Year After
We recently reached the one year anniversary of the “Remain in Mexico” ruling. It was the one year anniversary of the U.S. sending families into Mexican cities that the U.S. State Department says are too dangerous to enter. Today, I was at a shelter in Nuevo Laredo. There were many people getting their asylum applications ready[continue reading]
A Family in Anguish
In a remote village of the Amazon jungle in Bolivia, a mother of an Indian family returned to her village after visiting a doctor in a nearby town with sad news for the family. She had been told that she needed a heart transplant which was impossible for many reasons, especially because of the cost[continue reading]