Through prayer, conversation, action, and concern, Adorers around the U.S. Region continue to walk with, accompany, and support immigrants and refugees as neighbors that we “receive with compassion and generosity, not only as an act of charity, but also as a recognition of the dignity that belongs to every human person” (Pope Leo XIV).
The Catholic Worker House held a press conference outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Harrisburg, in support of a local resident held in detention by ICE. Sister Sara Dwyer represented the Adorers, speaking on the role that solidarity with immigrants has in our faith, the need to respect human dignity in all our policies, and the importance of immigrants in our community.
Sisters Elaine Freund and Marcia Kruse recently participated in a local rally organized by Indivisible and were delighted to meet with kindred spirits from their own neighborhood, supporting values for the common good. The gathering led the two sisters to participate in a postcard writing campaign, encouraging people to check on their voter registration status and to use their right to vote. On a side note … when Marcia introduced herself, it was exclaimed, “oh, you are the one who writes poems in our local paper!” Adorers, involved in small acts that ripple out in wider circles.
This past June, the Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty helped coordinate a private letter from the leaders of five Kansas religious congregations to Governor Kelly, asking her to support clemency for the death sentenced men in Kansas. Sister Barbara Hudock signed in the name of the Adorers. In addition, the Wichita JPIC committee submitted a letter to the editor of the Wichita Eagle newspaper expressing our belief that capital punishment is an affront to the sacredness of life and that we recognize that the death penalty is unnecessary to protect our society and is profoundly harmful to our collective humanity. We await the letter’s publication.
The sisters in community at the Columbia Center, Srs. Rose McKeown, Sara Dwyer, Dani Brought, and Nylas Moser traveled to Villanova University and participated in the annual EcoPhilly Summit: From Hope to Action. Along with the main speaker, breakout sessions focused on Laudato Si, Creation Care teams, Impact of AI data centers, and advocacy gave much for reflection, discussion, and action.
Image by Br. Mickey McGrath, OSFS