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The Jesuit Border Podcast, 96 episodes.

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S11E3: “Your Life Matters” with Lulú Gonzalez from Casa Clínica Lulú in Reynosa, Mexico

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S11E2: “Vital Information” with Savi Arvey from Human Rights First

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S11E1: “Our Faith Will Lead Us” with Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley

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S11 Opener: What we learn at Mass in migrant shelters and ICE detention centers

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BONUS EPISODE: “Let the Children Come to Me: Encounters of Resilience and Joy” with Ian Peoples, SJ, and Justin Kelley, SJ

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BONUS EPISODE: “Despedida” - Saying Farewell to co-host Joe Nolla, SJ

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S10E7: “The Death of Asylum” with Jonathan Blitzer, journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker

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S10E6: “Shifting the Narrative” with Kristin Heyer, Theology Professor at Boston College

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S10E5: “Holy Sacred Moments” with Hung Nguyen, SJ, from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in San Diego

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S10E4: “The Church as a Field Hospital” with Bishop Cristiano Borro Barbosa from the Archdiocese of Boston

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S10E3: “Putting Your Passion to Work” with Michele Pistone, professor of law at Villanova University

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S9E2: “The Inhumanity of Mass Deportation” with Dylan Corbett from the Hope Border Institute

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S10E1: “Faith Comes Before Fear” with Bishop Kevin Kenney of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis

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S10 Opener: Looking for Light Amid the Devastating Realities of Migrant Enforcement

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S9E7: “Becoming a Church That Listens” with Cardinal Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, NJ

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S9E6: “Family Separation” with Sue Weishar, immigrant advocate from New Orleans, LA

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S9E5: “Rule of Law” with Mario Russell, Executive Director of the Center for Migration Studies

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S9E4: “Change of Direction” with Sr. Nora Ruiz, S.H.Sp., from La Posada Providencia in San Benito, TX

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S9E3: “Jesus the Refugee” with Glenn Butner, author and professor at the Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary

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S9E2: “Using Your Experience” with Sr. Erin McDonald, CSJ, co-host of the Beyond the Habit podcast

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S9E1: “Where do you find refuge?” with Bishop Michael Pham of the Diocese of San Diego, CA

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S9 Teaser: Frightening Increases to Migrant Enforcement

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S8E7: “Being Present” with Jason De Leon, anthropologist, researcher and professor at UCLA, and award-winning author

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S8E6: “Being Christ to One Another” with Sr. Patricia Mulderick, RSM, from the immigration cohort of ARISE Adelante

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S8E5: “Human Trafficking” with Katie Boller Gosewisch, Executive Director of the Alliance to End Human Trafficking

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S8E4: “Evangelized by the Poor” with Fr. Alberto Ares, SJ, regional director of Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS) in Europe

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S8E3: “We are responsible for each other” with Dr. Kim Lamberty, Executive Director of the Quixote Center

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S8E2: “Lawyer Up” with Marianne Staniunas, Pro Bono Immigration Counsel at Ropes & Gray LLP

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S8E1: “We are united more than divided” with Bishop Brendan Cahill of the Diocese of Victoria, TX

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S8 Teaser: Drastic Changes on the Border since January 20th

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S7E7: “Iglesia en Salida” with Bishop Joseph Tyson from the Diocese of Yakima, WA

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S7E6: “Being Part of the Solution” with Harrison Hanvey, from the Office of Justice and Ecology at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States

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S7E5: “Missing Home” with Jeanne Rossomme, Parishioner at Holy Trinity Parish in Washington, D.C.

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S7E4: “The Joy of Participation” with Guerline Mardi, an asylum seeker from Haiti

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S7E3: “Resisting Polarization in Politics” with Theresa Cardinal Brown, Senior Advisor at the Bipartisan Policy Center

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S7E2: “The Long Wait” with Pedro De Velasco, Director of Education and Advocacy at the Kino Border Initiative

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S7E1: “Starting Something New” with Fr. Tom Greene, SJ, Provincial of the U.S. Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus

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Teaser: Season 7 of The Jesuit Border Podcast

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BONUS EPISODE: Easter Joy! Brian and Joe share stories of joy as migrants legally enter the U.S. and reunite with family and friends

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S6E7: “Holy Week” with Alejandro Olayo-Méndez, SJ, Jesuit priest and Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Boston College

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S6E6: “Palm Sunday” with Michael DeBruhl, Shelter Director at Casa del Sagrado Corazón in El Paso, TX

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S6E5: “Rejoicing” with Amaya Valcárcel, International Advocacy Officer with Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS) in Rome

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S6E4: “Almsgiving” with Sr. Rose Patrice, IHM, a religious sister based in McAllen, TX

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S6E3: “Prayer” with Rafael Cortes, pilot with American Airlines and our companion in ministry

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S6E2: “Fasting” with Eleanor Acer, Senor Director of Refugee Protection at Human Rights First

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S6E1: “Repentance” with Louie Hotop, SJ, Assistant Principal for Mission at Arrupe Jesuit High School in Denver, CO

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Teaser: Season 6 of The Jesuit Border Podcast

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BONUS CONTENT: full interview with Susan Bigelow-Reynolds, Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at Emory University

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S5E7: “Carrying Each Other” with Flavio Bravo, SJ, Jesuit priest with Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries

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S5E6: “Saying Yes” with Pastor Abraham Barberi, Pastor of Comunidad Esencia Urbana in Matamoros, Mexico

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S5E5: “We Can Do Hard Things” with Christine Meyer, parishioner at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City

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S5E4: “Broadening Horizons” with Annie Leone, a nurse midwife at the Holy Family Birth Center

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S5E3: “Wounds” with Deacon Luis Zuñiga, Director of San Juan Diego Lay Ministry Institute in the Diocese of Brownsville, TX

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S5E2: “The Tangible Dimension of Our Faith” with Susan Bigelow-Reynolds, Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at Emory University

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S5E1: “Hospitality” with Archbishop Thomas Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami, FL

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Teaser: Season 5 of The Jesuit Border Podcast

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BONUS EPISODE: Goodbyes- Louie’s last episode on the podcast

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BONUS EPISODE: Updates from Louie and Brian on the eight migrants struck and killed in Brownsville and the end of Title-42

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BONUS CONTENT: full interview with Joanna Williams, the Executive Director of the Kino Border Initiative

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S4E7: “The Examen” with Fr. James Martin, S.J., best-selling author and editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America

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S4E6: “The Art of Storytelling ” with Laura Peña, attorney and activist from the RGV and host of a new podcast, Valle de Sueños

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S4E5: “The Joy of the Gospel” with Pastor Carlos Navarro from the Baptist Church in West Brownsville, TX

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S4E4: “Responding to Needs” with Fr. Rafael García, SJ, pastor of Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, TX

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S4E3: “Welcoming” with Martha Mercado from Good Neighbor Settlement House

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S4E2: “Vocation” with Joanna Williams, the Executive Director of the Kino Border Initiative

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S4E1: “Accompaniment” with Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, TX

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Season 4 Trailer

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BONUS EPISODE: Full interview with Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, TX

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S3E7: “Friendship in Ministry” with Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in San Diego, CA

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S3E6: “Advocacy” with Sr. Tracey Horan, SP, from the Kino Border Initiative

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Happy Thanksgiving: A Prayer for Migrants

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S3E5: “Attention to Details” with Tom Cartwright from the RGV Welcome Committee

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S3E4: “Faithfulness” with Mary Bull from Annunciation House in El Paso, TX

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S3E3: “Particular Vulnerabilities” with Fr. Matt Kuczora, CSC

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S3E2: “Staying in Touch / Seguimos en Contacto” with Astrid Dominguez from Good Neighbor Settlement House

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S3E1: “Eucharist as a Bridge Across Borders” with Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, TX

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Teaser: Season 3 of The Jesuit Border Podcast

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BONUS EPISODE: Updates on the migrant shelters in Reynosa and a visit to the Mexico-Guatemala border

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BONUS EPISODE: Updates from Louie and Brian on Holy Week and clearing the plaza in Reynosa, Mexico

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Providing Shelter with Jennifer Harbury, co-founder of Angry Tías and Abuelas

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Giving Clothing to the Naked with Hermi Forshage, Volunteer Coordinator at the Humanitarian Respite Center

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Visit the Imprisoned with Trey Martinez, Brownsville Attorney and Co-Founder of Project Dignity Legal Team

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Burying the Dead with Fr. Joel Flores, pastor of San Pedro Catholic Church in the Diocese of Brownsville, TX

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Caring for the Sick with Brendon Tucker from Global Response Management

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Feeding the Hungry with Vero Dimas from Brownsville Wellness Coalition

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Giving Drink to the Thirsty with Chloe Rastatter and Christa Cook from Solidarity Engineering

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Teaser: Season 2 of The Jesuit Border Podcast

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BONUS EPISODE: Full interview with Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ

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BONUS EPISODE: Full interview with Bishop Daniel Flores

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Preferential Option for the Poor with Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley

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Solidarity with Felicia Rangel-Samponaro, Co-Founder of The Sidewalk School

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Call to Family, Community, and Participation with Ofelia de los Santos, Director of Jail Ministry in the Diocese of Brownsville

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The Rights and Dignity of Workers with Sr. Liz Sjoberg from Proyecto Juan Diego

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Rights and Responsibilities with Nancy Dimas from Project Dignity Legal Team

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Life and Dignity of the Human Person with Bishop Daniel Flores

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Trailer: The Jesuit Border Podcast