Beth Kress, PBVM

Catholic sister, communication professional for religious nonprofits, violinist/violist & family caregiver with passion for social justice & creation.

[NCR @NCRonline]

From @MichaelSWinters: Oakland Bishop Michael Barber and writer George Weigel both repeated the same meme this week, that the divisions in the U.S. church are rooted in opposing allegiances to different popes.
https://t.co/KeGU2qhkPB

[sssfCommunity @sssfCommunity]

When anyone is joined to Christ, he is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come.
(2 Corinthians 5:17)

[Richard Rohr @RichardRohrOFM]

Many Christ-centered mystics, like Francis, have experienced the profound presence of God in creation. To know Christ in human form is to know God in created reality; to see God in the Eucharist is to see God in creation. #DailyMeditations https://t.co/DGIpOGvcdh

[SojoAction @SojoAction]

DACA turns 10 on Wed. Immigrants are tired of temporary! Now we need permanent protections for all. Can you add your name? Call on President Biden and Congress to lead and deliver permanent protections now. #DACA #HomeIsHere
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[Beth Kress, PBVM @bkresspbvm]

@DaultRadio Looks like we have a Shingrix Support Group thanks to you, David! This granny had both hers at least 5 years ago. We are leaders in the Age of Vaccinations, no? 🌟🌟🌟🌟

[Beth Kress, PBVM @bkresspbvm]

@DaultRadio WooHoo! All the best! Your have made it to Hero status!

[NCR @NCRonline]

Scripture for Life: God's Trinitarian being is a mystery in the deepest sense of the word, a reality that fascinates us, draws us toward God, and is too deep for our thought and prayer to exhaust.
https://t.co/iBH2jTYqaM

[sssfCommunity @sssfCommunity]

God in his mercy has given us this work to do, and so we do not become discouraged. (2 Corinthians 4:1-2)

[DBQ Presentations @dbqpbvms]

Daily Affirmation: I feel great when I take care of myself. #dbqpbvms #dailyaffirmations

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

A 27-year-old teacher from Honduras recently fell to her death from the El Paso section of the wall.

Other desperate migrants survive falls, but must contend with broken legs, ankles, and other injuries.

#MercyForImmigrants #MercyForJustice

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

To understand migration’s root causes, Sister Kathleen has led numerous trips to Honduras and other Central American countries.

#MercyForImmigrants #MercyForJustice

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

Sister Kathleen Erickson (in blue hat) and other members of the Sisters of Mercy border delegation in Sunland Park, NM, chat with people living in severe poverty in Anapra, Mexico.

#MercyForImmigrants #MercyForJustice

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

Wrapping her arms around the $15 billion border wall built by Trump, a woman in Anapra, Mexico, gazes into the United States.

#MercyForImmigrants #MercyForJustice

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

Lorena Andrade, director of La Mujer Obrera (The Woman Worker), says her organization challenges perceptions “that women are an infinite source of cheap labor” on the US/Mexico border.

#MercyForJustice #MercyForImmigrants

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

“Eat oppression-free food!” says Carlos Marentes, farm labor organizer and director of Sin Fronteras. Farmworkers receive 65 cents per bucket of chili peppers they pick on their knees; they need to fill 100 buckets a day to make minimum wage.

#MercyForImmigrants #MercyForJustice

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

Border immersion participants pose for a photo at Casa Vides by a mural that depicts people who lost their lives in El Salvador’s civil war and quotes Saint Óscar Romero:

“If they kill me, I will rise again in the Salvadorean People.”

#MercyForJustice #MercyForImmigrants

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

Sister Bea Donnellan directs Casa Vides Annunciation House, a place where people who are poor, undocumented, and the homeless receive care and hospitality. “I thought I would retire at 80 but couldn’t once I saw the need here.”

#MercyForImmigrants #MercyForJustice

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

El Paso County Detention Facility holds up to 1,000 people on nine floors—six for men, three for women. Eighty percent of people are held on immigration charges.

#MercyForImmigrants #MercyForJustice

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

A Border Patrol agent escorts a mother and children back to Juárez from the El Paso side of the Paso Del Norte International Bridge.

#MercyForImmigrants #MercyForjustice

[Sisters of Mercy @SistersofMercy]

This El Paso sculpture, "Bienvenido", represents “how welcoming the city is,” says a city official.

Yet countless migrants have been turned away from El Paso during the pandemic due to #Title42, a federal policy that denies entry to migrants. #MercyForImmigrants #MercyForJustice