tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637781193724983852024-02-21T01:22:25.932-05:00Institute on Migration, Culture, and MinistryA project of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), to promote Ignatian spirituality and leadership development in new immigrant as well as receiving church communities.Fr. Bill Rickle S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06896206792093171056noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-6892104339699532362009-04-13T18:35:00.003-05:002009-04-13T18:37:31.684-05:00Preparatory meeting for Pastors' ConferenceFrs. Shay Auerbach and Bill Rickle will be in Mexico City this week to work on preparations for a conference in November for pastors and pastoral agents from Central America, Mexico, the US and Canada. While there they will visit sites in the state of Morelos where many migrants find their way to Virginia.Fr. Bill Rickle S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06896206792093171056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-61631644696305640452009-01-19T09:57:00.005-05:002009-01-19T16:05:34.566-05:00Fourth Spanish Silent Directed Retreat Weekend at Faulkner, MDOver the weekend of 16-18 January twenty young Hispanic church leaders participated in a directed silent Ignatian retreat at the Loyola Retreat House in Faulkner, MD. They came from the Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Diocese of Arlington.This is the fourth such retreat we have offered in as many years, and we are now planning a second level silent weekend retreat for October, 2009 at the same Fr. Bill Rickle S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06896206792093171056noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-85080361292746877042008-05-30T13:15:00.006-05:002008-07-21T12:16:14.461-05:00Conferencia Ignaciana at Mount ManresaEighty-one enthusiastic participants gathered for the Conferencia Ignaciana, to share, discuss and envision ways in which Ignatian spirituality is and can be exercised in the Hispanic community. The organizers, Fr. Jack Fagan, SJ, Mr. Rudy Vargas of the Northeast Pastoral Institute and board member of The Jesuit Collaborative, Sr. Veronica Mendez of Renew International and Fr. Bill Rickle of theFr. Bill Rickle S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06896206792093171056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-21324327926172639482008-04-01T23:08:00.017-05:002008-04-02T12:04:07.740-05:00Our Mexican Mission: A New Hampshire Parish helps a Mexican Village Our Mexican Mission By Lee Alphen St Joseph Parish, Salem, NH Chaplain Rockingham Park, Salem, NHA New Hampshire Parish helps a Mexican Village The blogs describing Posada are very enlightening. Thank you so much. We typically travel to the little village we adopted south of Mexico City during Advent. The people of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-18338929542577094472008-03-20T09:44:00.002-05:002008-03-20T09:47:29.462-05:00Paul Brant sends good news from Four Oaks, NCPastor Joey Yow and several members of the Four Oaks United Methodist Church joined our Four Oaks Hispanic congregation for the Palm Sunday procession from the Elementary School down Main Street (see photo) to the Church last Sunday. On Monday, the Administrative Council, after a very positive evaluation, renewed our covenant and we will have use of the Church sanctuary Sunday afternoons throughFr. Bill Rickle S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06896206792093171056noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-44267825653996662462008-03-18T00:28:00.005-05:002008-03-18T05:42:01.035-05:00Dr. Hosffman Ospino de Boston College: Hacia una nueva generación de líderes hispanos para el servicio de Dios y la Iglesia en los Estados UnidosAn English version of this entry is just below.Uno de los retos más grandes que enfrentan los hispanos como comunidad en los Estados Unidos es la educación de un cuerpo adecuado de líderes que guíen el camino hacia el crecimiento y una participación plena en nuestra sociedad. Lo mismo podemos decir de los hispanos en la Iglesia. Mientras que el número de hispanos se aproxima al 50% del total de Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-47392688867462977082008-03-18T00:25:00.003-05:002008-03-18T05:40:31.741-05:00Dr Hosffman Ospino from Boston College: Preparing a New Generation of Hispanic Leaders for the Service of God and the Church in the United StatesOne of the biggest challenges that Hispanics face as a community in the United States is that of educating an adequate body of leaders to lead the path to growth and full participation in our society. The same is true of Hispanics in the Church. While the number of Hispanic Catholics nears 50% of the total Catholic population in the country, the number of Hispanic clergy, consecrated women and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-43917905763943327672008-03-08T14:03:00.003-05:002008-03-08T14:12:55.708-05:00Ignatian Family Teach-In on Immigration, Los Angeles, CAAt the Ignatian Solidarity Network Family Teach-in on Immigration, held March 7-9 at Loyola High School, Los Angeles, Bill Rickle, SJ, gave the opening address on “Why should be care? Demographics, History, and Patterns of Migration and Immigration.” Nearly 500 students, leaders, parish members, JVC members and gathered for education, reflection and sharing on immigration. Maryland Province Fr. Bill Rickle S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06896206792093171056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-50325093685844955772008-03-07T12:05:00.006-05:002008-03-07T12:37:38.091-05:00Fr. Bavinger: Lenten Activities and Thoughts <!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]-->Howdy, everyone. Wanted to share a couple of things about our Lenten journey here in Wilson and Rocky Mount, North Carolina. We called the retreat, “Peregrinación al Corazón.” It took place in church for about two and half hours, and it was for couples, adults and jóvenes. Childcare is suchUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-11618326573191031432008-03-05T13:48:00.002-05:002008-03-05T14:10:52.193-05:00Hispanic Ministry Meeting in Raleigh, NCOn February 20, Father Bill Rickle gave a presentation to priests who are working in Hispanic Ministry of the diocese of Raleigh. He described the work that Jesuits and their colleagues are doing in the area of Hispanic Ministry, widely understood. In collaboration with partners in Central America, Mexico, the US, and Canada Jesuits of the Maryland province are participating in a multidimensionalFr. Bill Rickle S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06896206792093171056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-29607540847156509262008-02-25T10:07:00.004-05:002008-02-25T23:23:27.972-05:00Fr. Ameche Reflects From North CarolinaHi again from Western North Carolina. As you all know too well, Ash Wednesday and Lent have arrived with such unexpected speed. We just finished all of the Christmas activities in the parishes, and we had to begin planning for Lent. What is new? Several things. First, I would like to mention a remarkable meeting that we had on February 7 at St. Eugene’s Parish. It was a clergy meeting Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-86093484326242837462008-01-21T18:07:00.000-05:002008-01-21T22:31:29.864-05:00Bill Rickle reports on Weekend Retreat for Hispanic LeadersFrom Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon, twenty-one Hispanic leaders from North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland made a silent weekend Ignatian retreat under the care of a team composed of Dr. Dora Tobar Cobo, and Frs. Cristián Sotomayor, SJ (of Chile), Frank Kaminski, SJ and me. It was held at the Loyola Retreat House in Faulkner, MD, beautifully set on the bank of the Potomac. For many, butFr. Bill Rickle S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06896206792093171056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-27984326631900546802008-01-20T11:58:00.000-05:002008-01-21T17:59:38.675-05:00Padre San Martin: Las Coloridas Celebraciones de Fin de Año en la Comunidad Hispana El final del año para la Comunidad Hispana esta lleno de luces, color y sabor latinoamericano. Las primeras luces empiezan a iluminar el escenario de la Comunidad latina a principios del mes de diciembre cuando se descorre el telón para celebrar las fiestas de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. El latinoamericano, y en especial, el mexicano, puede algunas veces ser frío y aun religiosamente Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-33561325061677142702008-01-20T11:24:00.000-05:002008-01-21T18:00:23.300-05:00Fr. San Martin: The End of the Year Colorful Hispanic Community Celebrations The end of the year for the Hispanic Community is full of lights, color and Latin American flavor. The first lights begin to illuminate the scenario of the Latin Community in the opening days of the month of December when the curtains up to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Latin American people, and especially, the Mexican, could sometimes, be cold and even religiously Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-37439092602274310342008-01-07T09:03:00.000-05:002008-01-07T11:47:47.821-05:00Three Kings find their way to Richmond!On Sunday January 6, the Epiphany, the Three Kings, (Los Tres Reyes Magos), found their way to Sacred Heart Church in Richmond astride a camel (a new 2008 model BMW), a thoroughbred horse and an elephant whose trunk seemed to have a mind of its own...At the 11:00 Mass, with standing room only, the community celebrated Mass as usual, but the offertory procession included the three kings presentingFr. Bill Rickle S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06896206792093171056noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-1813972571323249442007-12-29T18:51:00.000-05:002008-01-06T21:20:59.954-05:00Hno Ricardo Greeley: Rasgos de las fiestas de los inmigrantes latinos en Carolina del NorteRasgos de las fiestas de los inmigrantes latinos en Carolina del NorteEl mes pasado les compartí sobre cómo fue que llegué a Carolina del Norte y sobre el contexto con el que me encontré, específicamente por las dificultades que los inmigrantes sufren ante lo politizado que está el tema de la inmigración ilegal… Les ofrecí algunas de las formas concretas de cómo la policía local está Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-88951086822733499972007-12-18T15:57:00.001-05:002007-12-21T07:46:03.560-05:00Fr. Reiser Writes in from Worcester, MAAn old industrial town in central Massachusetts, Worcester has long been a city of immigrants—French, Italians, Poles, Irish, and more recently, Albanians, Vietnamese, Haitians, and Latinos . The Latino population represents people largely from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. There is also a sizeable Portuguese-speaking populationUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-32054163488379624132007-12-14T17:04:00.001-05:002007-12-17T20:16:10.416-05:00Un Pensamiento de Javier San Martin, S.J. que trata de "Cosas Curiosas"Cosas CuriosasInmigrantes:OSOS y HUMANOSLos Osos InmigrantesEl periódico “Press Registrer” de Mobile Alabama, con fecha 27 de octubre 2007, publicaba en su primera página, con una gran fotografía a todo color, una noticia que llamó mi atención: “Los osos están llegando al Condado de Baldwin y parece que quieren establecerse en la zona fundando una población de osos. Clem Parnell, Experto Oficial,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-81731543629956788522007-12-14T16:26:00.000-05:002007-12-17T20:16:37.108-05:00Immigrants: Bears and HumansCurious SituationsIMMIGRANTS:BEARS AND HUMANSThe Immigrant BearsThe newspaper "The Press Register" of Mobile Alabama, 10,27,2007, published in its first page, with a full color picture, a news that got my attention: "The bears are arriving to the County of Baldwin and it seems that they want to settle down in the area founding a population of bears”. Clem Parnell, Official Expert, confirmed that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-46775353276545793452007-12-14T15:23:00.000-05:002007-12-21T07:41:58.508-05:00Equipo Latino Ignaciano Somos un grupo de hombres y mujeres que a través de la reflexión sobre nuestros problemas y la puesta en común de nuestras inquietudes, hemos querido usar nuestros propios recursos y la espiritualidad ignaciana para ayudar a los demás. Este grupo surgió espontáneamente: nos dimos cuenta que las mamás y papás que llevaban sus hijos al catecismo, esperaban en sus carros hasta que terminara Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-74610795309881345242007-12-14T14:56:00.000-05:002007-12-21T07:42:58.437-05:00Latino Ignatian Team (English) We are a group of men and women who through reflection on our problems and our common anxieties, have wanted to use our own resources and Ignatian spirituality to help others. This group came about spontaneously: we noticed that the parents who took their children to Sunday school waited in their cars until catechism was over. We asked ourselves why not invite them in for a meeting while Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-37262018022601550652007-12-13T17:20:00.000-05:002007-12-17T20:17:06.922-05:00The Novenario continues in North Carolina, an update from Fr. Bavinger, S.J.Howdy, Y’All!A reminder that I’m assisting in two parishes in Wilson and Rocky Mount, North Carolina.I wanted to share my experience of the novenario, the novena of rosaries which leads up to the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the 12th. We’re doing it for the first time in the Rocky Mount parish, meeting in different homes each of the nine nights. The picture is from the first evening, of someUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-23344943308427277112007-12-10T17:12:00.000-05:002007-12-10T20:43:47.383-05:00On Assignment: Amanda Cataneo Reports from Baltimore, MarylandHello all!How exciting to be writing my first blog entry for the Institute! My name is Amanda Cataneo. I am a senior at Loyola College in Maryland and an intern at the Institute on Migration, Culture, and Ministry. On Saturday, November 10th I attended a dinner and discussion on immigration issues out in Ellicott City. I went on behalf of the Institute and to do some research for my senior thesisUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-50642389951376015582007-12-09T21:39:00.000-05:002007-12-10T20:41:30.074-05:00An Update from Fr. Ameche in North CarolinaHi again! I would like to update you on some of the things that were happening last month.The Hispanic community at St. Barnabas Parish in Arden is beginning a new stage. During November I had a meeting with the pastor and his staff for faith formation. They had a fear that if we started a Spanish faith formation program, that we would be dividing the parish in the long run. Right now they have Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863778119372498385.post-14837026320705797682007-11-30T14:52:00.000-05:002007-12-01T17:12:32.654-05:00When Latinos want to pray, don't get in their way!A year ago last September, Latino parishioners of a local church whose doors were closing came to see me and ask if the Jesuits at Boston College could help them find a new spiritual home. My first reaction was that the parish, St. Ignatius where I've been pastor for the past 18 years didn't have the pastoral resources to respond to the request. Even though I've been working on my Spanish for a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0