OPreach
Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Love without Borders
Posted on July 4, 2012 by opreach
On this day when we celebrate our independence – the birth of our nation – I recall to mind the words of the Spanish cellist Pablo Casals:
Category: God's Call, Social JusticeTags: borders, immigration, pablo casals, photo, photography
Loving Our Neighbor . . . the Immigrant
Posted on March 15, 2012 by opreach
Friday’s Gospel reading is from Matthew 12:28-34 One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love… Continue Reading “Loving Our Neighbor . . . the Immigrant”
Category: Lent, Sisters / Nuns, Social JusticeTags: compassionate immigration reform, dominican university, enlarge the place of your tent, exodus 22:21, franciscan sisters of our lady of peace, immigration, isaiah 54:2, love your neighbor as yourself, matthew 12:28-34, tijuana, you must not mistreat foreigners, you yourselves were once foreigners
God’s Viewpoint on Immigration
Posted on October 23, 2011 by opreach
From today’s first reading: Thus says the LORD: “You shall not molest or oppress an alien, for you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt. You shall not wrong any widow or orphan. If ever you wrong them and they cry out… Continue Reading “God’s Viewpoint on Immigration”
