Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Archives

The Sad and Glad About the Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Posted on July 2, 2019July 5, 2019

I think most people know now that the influx of asylum seekers from Mexico and the Triangle countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador is straining available resources. This is sad for everyone, but the good news is volunteers are helping! On My Visit While I was visiting last week, I didn’t go to the […]

Editor's Kid

Looking Firsthand at the Border Crisis

Posted on June 20, 2019June 21, 2019

I’m going to spend several days at the Texas-Mexico border next week learning for myself just what things are like and perhaps volunteering to help a bit. I also want to draw attention to the many people who are working to assist those in need. (This is one time I can learn firsthand without reading […]

Country Newspaper

‘It is required of a man that he share the passion and action of his time, at peril of being judged not to have lived.” In the blog that follows I hope to live up to those words from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. This quote always appeared on my father's editorial page.

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The Sad and Glad About the Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Looking Firsthand at the Border Crisis