Hope from the Margins: Encountering Christ in the Poor & experiencing His light

Hope From the Margins was born from real encounters—encounters with people the world often overlooks, and with Jesus where He chooses to dwell.In this episode, I share the story behind the movement and the book Hope From the Margins, a journey that began on the fringes of society and continues this week as I travel with colleagues to Rome to present to Pope Leo and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.My life was forever changed the day I encountered Jesus in a dump in Mexico City. That moment ignited a mission that has taken me to the margins across the globe—Africa, India, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and throughout the United States—where I met Christ in the poor, the disenfranchised, the disabled, the sick, the mentally ill, the lonely, the elderly, and those forgotten by society.Along the way, this work has grown into a collaboration with doctors, bishops, social workers, missionaries, healthcare professionals, farmers, survivors of abuse, and pro-life advocates—united by one desire: to share the hope we ourselves have received with the world.This is not a story of us and them, as the world so often insists. As today’s Gospel and the Scriptures remind us, we are called to be light—to shine so that love can be experienced. Showing up matters. Because when we do, an explosion of grace happens.Most powerfully, I’ve learned this truth: it is on the margins that we are evangelized. It is there that we receive hope from our brothers and sisters—and encounter the living Christ.This episode is an invitation to see differently, love boldly, and believe that hope is alive… especially on the marginsCheck out my books on Amazon as all book purchases help to further the global mission work and current book project HOPE from the MarginsBOOKS-The SAINT Next Door-FIRE Burning WithinSOCIAL MEDIA: @ef3lifeLearn more about Hope from the Margins: