On Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage to Guatemala reveals a hard truth: the system isn’t broken—it’s working as designed—yet people still choose love across borders.
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Posts tagged: Casa Alterna
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One Bear at a Time
A small handmade bear can calm a frightened child—and soften a moment filled with fear. At ICE field offices, volunteers are offering comfort and solidarity…
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Remaining Awake Through Another Great Revolution
What does it mean to remain awake in a time of rapid change, deep injustice, and moral confusion? Preaching in conversation with Martin Luther King Jr.’s final…
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Where is Home, Really?
Outside the gates of ICE, where hope and home so often collide, I witnessed once again how love—and the dignity it affirms—can make a home even in the shadow…
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Love in Public: Hospitality as Resistance
Casa Alterna’s radical hospitality transforms lives and shows love in public as resistance.
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The “Yes” That Heals
He arrived on his 18th birthday, facing detention or deportation—until one simple “yes” changed everything.
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Compas at the Gate
On a stretch of sidewalk outside Atlanta’s ICE office, a quiet revolution unfolds—where tenderness becomes resistance, and love dares to show up, morning after…
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Clarity in the Chaos: Responding to Trump’s Immigration Policies
The second Trump administration is rapidly reshaping immigration policy. Join Dr. Austin Kocher for a critical look at what’s happening, what’s at stake, and…
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In the Midst of Fear, We Choose Compassion
Every weekday morning, volunteers with Casa Alterna’s Compassionate Compas offer presence, solidarity, and hope outside the Atlanta Immigration Court and ICE…
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Hospitality as Resistance: Casa Alterna’s Stand Against Authoritarianism
As the incoming administration plans to centralize power and deepen harm to immigrant communities, Casa Alterna stands firm, combining resistance with radical…
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The Word is Near You (Lent 1C)
The Word is Near You (video): A Lenten sermon by Anton Flores-Maisonet.
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No place to go
O’s never lived in the United States and when he was freed he had no place to go.