- 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
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- 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
Decolonize Gratitude
- Decolonizing Gratitude
- Displacement & Migration
