A short article to tell you about how some immigrant families are entering our daily lives. Tierra Amarilla is a community established in the center of Atacama, which contains a succession of small villages that go up the mountain along the Copiapó River bed – a vast area that...
"The heart of a Handmaid must not be limited to any fixed number; it must reach out the ends of the earth.” In these times of lockdown, we are invited to "stay at home" but our Handmaid's heart is longing to expand even more than usual...
We present a brief video in which, Sr. Constanza Diprimio, aci who is very much involved with Migrants and Refugees from the Episcopal Delegation of Migrants in Argentina, briefly situates us in front of the reality that the most vulnerable people are suffering during this...
Our tiny Handmaid community in Boscombe is totally integrated into the life and ministry of our Parish, Corpus Christi, both in the schools and the Pastoral work of the parish. Our chapel, too, is a much-frequented centre for prayer and adoration. So as the Covid 19 lockdown has...
The 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated on 27 September 2020. As the title for his annual message, the Holy Father has chosen “Forced like Jesus Christ to flee”. The message will focus on the pastoral care of internally displaced people (IDPs), who currently...
“We are all in the same boat” (Padrinazgo COVID19) is a simple program that aims to alleviate not only the effects of the food crisis that was triggered by the quarantine, but above all to continue, during these days of social isolation, weaving bonds of closeness and friendship...
Life in quarantine has forced us to stay closed up within our houses, leaving aside the routines that reinforce our relationships with others. The absence of real contact with others can lead us to concentrate on ourselves, on our personal worries, obsessed by a constant process of self-protection. It...
There is a lot circulating around the internet these days, and it is not always easy to choose where and what we want to focus and linger upon. Let’s be aware that if we are not selective, the current will sweep us away. Some pointers from our ABC to help...
In these times of “remaining at home” we are all obeying the regulations for our own sake and that of others. So that no one will feel alone and abandoned, we have set up the “telephone hotline” which is answered by Elena, a Daughter of Charity. Moreover, we...
At the Oasis Católico of Athens (Georgia – USA) where a Handmaids community have been involved in for 17 years and are willing to continue for as long as possible we are we are just wondering how our ministries will evolve post pandemic… As many of you know already...
