Preaching the Risen Christ: Mass in migrant shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border

Along the U.S.-Mexico border, Flavio Bravo, S.J., celebrates Mass in migrant shelters among people living in fear and uncertainty. Reflecting on John’s resurrection appearances in which Christ shows his wounds and breathes his Spirit, Flavio preaches the risen Christ not as an idea but as a presence encountered in woundedness. Flavio joins host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to speak about preaching resurrection and hope from within places in which migrants are suffering.

In This Episode:

• 0:00 A Haitian girl blesses the priest
• 2:07 Meeting Fr. Flavio Bravo, S.J.
• 2:48 Crossing borders: arriving in the U.S. as a teenage refugee
• 5:00 Who comes to the border today
• 9:34 Inside Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries
• 11:35 Homily: The risen Lord is the crucified one
• 24:50 How preaching grows out of daily ministry
• 25:57 The Gospel stories we never wrote down
• 27:54 How his preaching has changed
• 28:39 Resurrection within suffering—not escape
• 30:25 Preaching on the move: new faces each week
• 32:00 Joy at Mass: children, bells, holy water
• 35:10 Sustaining the work: community and self-care