Activity to Develop a Consistent Ethic of Life
Use this reflection tool to discern how you might want to take greater action and responsibility for your actions to assist and accompany others within your communities.
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Archive for category: Refugees
A Prayer for Companionship
This prayer calls us to be aware of what gives movement to our steps: love. May we take that love and carry it forth, beyond borders. In the spirit of Pedro Arrupe, S.J., the founder of Jesuit Refugee Service, we strive to accompany, serve, and advocate on behalf of all displaced people.
A Prayer for Creation and Migration
September marks the Season of Creation as well as World Day of Migrants and Refugees. As we reflect on the interconnections between climate change and migration, we invite you to pray for creation and for those most impacted by environmental change, the forcibly displaced.
Dying to Live
Dying to Live is a book that aims to dive deeper into the world of those forced to flee home to survive, refugees, through their personal stories. This discussion guide provides questions that allow the reader to explore themes from the book as well as justice issues related to migration.
Video: The Holy Family’s Migration Journey
This guided imaginative prayer invites you to enter into the nativity story from the perspective of the Holy Family and their migration journey. Explore how this 2,000-year-old story ties to issues of migration today. The video reflection is available in English and Spanish.
The Holy Family’s Migration Story (English):
Huida da la Sagrada Familia (Español):
Migrant and Refugee Fact Sheet
Terminology around migration is often confusing. This fact sheet explains the important nuances between terms such as migrants, forcibly displaced people, refugees, internally displaced persons, and asylum seekers. It also provides statistics from 2018 about current numbers of migrants around the world.
A Prayer for World Refugee Day
This prayer, written by Fr. Leo O’Donovan, SJ of Jesuit Refugee Services USA, reflects on the hardships experienced by refugees and invites us to embody God’s presence in response to these injustices. Find actions that you can take to observe World Refugee Day.
Prayer for Children in Immigration Detention
A prayer to end the unjust practice of holding children in immigration detention centers and to eliminate family separation at the United States border.
Crossing Borders and Bridging Gaps Through Art
Creative Voice Elshafei Dafalla shares how his vocation as an artist helps the marginalized in our global community, especially refugees and torture survivors. An interview with Elshafei and an activity based on his artwork are included below.
The Vision of Hospitality
This prayer is based on the 2017 homily of Pope Francis on Christmas Eve. Francis calls people of faith to envision hospitality for refugees and immigrants as they consider the journey of Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus on the difficult road to safety in Egypt.
Pope Francis’s 2018 World Day of Peace Message
This artistic photo reflection uses quotes from Pope Francis’s 2018 World Day of Peace message. To view the reflection, click here: http://bit.ly/2jlRdJr.
Pope Francis: World Day of Peace Message, 2018
This resource builds on Pope Francis’s World Day of Peace Message for 2018. He calls the world to a new way of seeing immigrants, migrants, and refugees; the Pope challenges us all to practice hope and to support concrete steps to welcome and integrate these sisters and brothers, longing for a home.
