Georgetown University's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life will be hosting a gathering on the impact of immigration enforcement on families and communities.

This Latino Leader Gathering will focus on the way deportations have affected the lives of families and their communities. Schools, businesses, and churches lose essential members; children grow up without their parents or siblings; and people live with a fear of walking to the store, visiting their friends and relatives, going to work, and engaging in normal social life.

This conversation will focus on the effects of fear-inducing immigration enforcement tactics, the separation of families, and racial prejudice resulting from the violent rhetoric and policing that have accompanied the immigration policies of the last year. It will explore the impacts these dynamics are having now in Latino communities across the nation, as well as the lasting damage they will continue to do in the future.

This gathering will have three parts:

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Welcoming Happy Hour 

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Latino Leader Gathering on “‘Making Life Unbearable’: The Impacts of Immigration Enforcement on Families and Communities” with four leaders. The leaders include: Yolanda Chávez, Paula Fitzgerald, Rosa Reyes, and Roxana Rueda Moreno.

8:00 - 9:00 p.m. | Reception

More information on this gathering can be found here.

You are invited to the Catholic Women's Council's second Global Listening Session and Discussion, an online event where women from all around the world will engage in a critical and candid conversation on patriarchy and its painful manifestation in violence. The conversation will feature Dr. Astrid Lobo-Gajiwala and Dr. Regina Franken, and will be structured in two parts:

Part I will analyze the theology and pastoral practices that enable and foster patriarchal violence within the church environment. 

Part II will address how the church uses systemic issues and patriarchal structures to protect perpetrators and reinforce cycles of violence, instead of ensuring accountability and healing survivors. 

Breakouts sessions will follow. 

Register here. 

The Adrian Dominican Sisters invite members of the public to join them for a presentation on What’s Happening with Immigration. The presentation will be led by Sister Attracta Kelly, OP, JD, immigration attorney and founder of the Adrian Dominican Office of Immigration Assistance.

The presentation will take place at the Adrian Dominican Sisters' Motherhouse campus on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Weber Retreat and Conference Center, 1257 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, Michigan.

The event is open to the public, free of charge, and available by livestream at adriandominicans.org/Live-Stream.

Inspired by Mary Magdalene, Women Give Voice to Wisdom pairs spiritual words of wisdom from women across the ages with original artwork that can be used for prayer/meditation. Simply sitting with the artwork and quotes helps us slow down and develop a meditative approach to our journey toward wholeness. Instructions are also given for a prayer method that combines the ancient practice of lectio divina with a visual element: visio divina. Standing at the intersection of wisdom, feminism, and contemplative Christian spirituality, this book calls you to hear the voice of Sophia Holy Wisdom and to respond to Her in your heart.

Julie Henkener is a writer and artist who leads workshops on praying with images. With BS and MS degrees in engineering, Julie retired after working for over 30 years at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. She now lives in Denver with her husband Andy Hong and their dog Ellie. You can connect with her and find her blog at www.juliehenkener.com.

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