September 11, 2026 Growing Together: A New Community Begins A new year of community life is beginning at Casa Alterna! A new cohort of residents has moved into the Casa Alterna Community House and begun to make a home…
Growing Together: A New Community Begins
August 14, 2026 Returning After two months away on sabbatical, I returned to the Gates of ICE with renewed clarity. A pilgrimage, a month in a Trappist monastery, and the accompaniment…
Returning
May 29, 2026 Letter from the Gates of ICE In the spirit of Dr. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”— Martin Luther King Jr. My Dear Fellow…
Letter from the Gates of ICE
April 29, 2026 In Their Shoes Without Laces People stepping off deportation planes often do so in shoes without laces—another small indignity in a much larger unraveling. What happens when someone who… community care deportation deportation airstrip
In Their Shoes Without Laces
deportation airstrip
March 20, 2026 On Pilgrimage A pilgrimage to Guatemala reveals a hard truth: the system isn’t broken—it’s working as designed—yet people still choose love across borders. Border enforcement Casa Alterna deportation
On Pilgrimage
March 6, 2026 Whose Land Is This? Outside the Atlanta ICE office, a car carrier delivers brand new SUVs emblazoned with “Defend the Homeland.” The phrase stops me cold. Who are we defending… Casa Alterna
Whose Land Is This?
January 23, 2026 One Bear at a Time A small handmade bear can calm a frightened child—and soften a moment filled with fear. At ICE field offices, volunteers are offering comfort and solidarity… asylum seekers Casa Alterna Children
One Bear at a Time
January 19, 2026 Remaining Awake Through Another Great Revolution What does it mean to remain awake in a time of rapid change, deep injustice, and moral confusion? Preaching in conversation with Martin Luther King Jr.’s final… books Casa Alterna christianity
Remaining Awake Through Another Great Revolution
January 12, 2026 Speaking Truth: Dignity, Democracy, and Due Process What does solidarity look like when democracy, dignity, and due process are at stake? In a powerful speech delivered at Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Anton… asylum seekers democracy dignity
Speaking Truth: Dignity, Democracy, and Due Process
December 30, 2025 A Living Pilgrimage of Peace A quiet afternoon with Buddhist monks in metro Atlanta becomes a meditation on peace as daily practice, embodied hospitality, and the courage to become a… Atlanta Events buddhism Buddhist Walk for Peace
A Living Pilgrimage of Peace
Buddhist Walk for Peace
December 19, 2025 How do you sustain hope? “Hope is not a mood or an idea—it is a practice. In the face of injustice and fear, we sustain hope through solidarity, courage, and small acts of care that… accompaniment Beloved Community civic courage
How do you sustain hope?
November 27, 2025 Decolonize Gratitude This Thanksgiving, gratitude is more than a feeling—it’s a practice of truth, care, and solidarity. How can we honor Indigenous histories, support displaced… Allyship Decolonizing Gratitude Displacement & Migration
