The following comes from a March 2 OC Catholic article by Jorge Luis Macias:
For 11 years, Deborah McCullough has walked the dangerous and steep trails walked by migrants in Southern Arizona.
In 2013, at an immigration summit held by the Diocese of Tucson, Arizona, she was invited to create an exhibit. Three attendees from the Diocese of Los Angeles saw this exhibit and working with them they created “A Journey of Hope: Via Crucis.” It was first shown at the Religious Education Congress, 2014 and has been shown in Los Angeles and Tucson since then.
During Lenten season and Year of Mercy, McCullough is presenting “A Journey of Hope Along the Migrant Trail: A Via Crucis Migrante” (Migrant Stations of the Cross) at the Christ Cathedral Cultural Center February 26 to March 6.
“I hope my art provokes discussion around the issue of immigration, of the why, the how and the human factors involved,” she said. “It is my objective to create a bridge between the rhetoric and the politics of a political issue and the human faces and the human ordeals people actually face on a daily basis. I hope to change hearts and to provoke action.”
The impressive exhibit was created with sacred artifacts found along the U.S.-Mexico border. These unique stations form a powerful, prayerful encounter that brings to light the plight of migrants, refugees and those who inhabit the margins of the society.
A little background on the “mixed-media artist”, Deborah McCullough: she is closely connected with Sanctuary Movement and its leader Joe Fife, who believe the US should have no borders:
They are completely against any interdiction and specifically any deportation—even of criminals, drug-cartel members, rapists—and believe the US Border Patrol is an abuser of human rights. They have set up checkpoints, such as at Amado, AZ in 2014, with signs proclaiming they are there, “Monitoring to Deter Abuse and Collect Data.” They are comfortable mostly Protestant country-club progressives and they have perfectly meshed with their new forum as a carnival/political side-show at Orange diocese’s cathedral.
Of course, this integrates perfectly with “Yoga Stations of the Cross”, previously reviewed by Cal Catholic about a year ago—the replacement of the traditional devotions, dating from the Franciscans about 1200, with a new political agit-prop message:
https://www.womenofgrace.com/blog/?p=38590
In year 2000-2002, the “catechetical ministry team” of Our Lady of the Valley Church in Phoenix created a “Gun Control Stations of the Cross”, where impressionable children preparing for first communion and confirmation had to “buy-in” to the progressive agenda that possessing a gun is a moral evil.
Deborah McCullough’s site is here, where she as constructed a replacement-stations-of-the-cross for St. Alphonsus…
https://www.deborahmccullough.com/blog
Now, besides this faith-replacement sideshow, a truly balanced art exhibit would include the names of Kathy Steinle (the woman murdered by a 5-time released illegal in SF);
Or, it could include all 4 of these: Sheriff Deputy Danny Oliver and and Placer County detective Michael Davis Jr—a father of 4, if that matters—killed in Oct 24, 2014 by twice-deported Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte (in the same day, Bracamonte also seriously wounded Deputy Jeff Davis and citizen Anthony Holmes, the latter who, shot in the face, miraculously survived—all because he didn’t surrender his truck to Bracamonte when he tried to car-jack it gunpoint); oh,, by the way, besides several large-bore handguns in his possession (illegally, that is, Bob…
illegally, that is, Bob One) he also had an AR-15 which he used in his spree. His case, over a year later, hasn’t even come to trial, even though he freely admitted to reporters he “killed those cops”.
Now for you death-penalty purists, Bracamonte employed the death-penalty twice in one day, and brags about it, but likely will face no consequences for it
This is liberation theology, Marxism/socialism doing its best to destroy Catholic minds. Yes, we should see Christ in our suffering neighbor, but the majority of these migrant workers are illegals who want to destroy America. I am sick and tired of these illegal aliens being treated like martyrs, while the laid off, unemployed citizens are treated like garbage. The state’s first duty is to take care of its citizens, and the Church should not act irresponsibly. Ave Maria Purrissima !
I agree, Jesusita, U. S. citizens should have first dibs on jobs. If you are an employer of field hands, try to hire them for the stoop work required. They don’t apply. You want them to be maids, they don’t apply. You want them to build houses, not enough are out there. You want cooks for your restaurant, there are not enough trained to be cooks so they hire folks from south of the border. There are enough jobs to go around, hundreds of thousands unfilled every day. But many require training in science and math or are at the bottom of the career ladder. If a job doesn’t pay $60K, it is better to stay on unemployment.
Not only is it a serious sin to disobey just laws that a nation has in place, it is also a sin to throw garbage and litter all over the place. The bleeding heart liberals love to always refer to the environment, well, throwing litter around and leaving garbage in the desert, is not exactly ecology friendly. See, their argument is totally illogical. Just obey the just federal laws that are in place. After all, I cannot sneak into the Vatican.
Thou Shalt Not Kill
It has always been difficult to forego ‘Revenge’ for such great evil and to forgive the criminals – but when They show no remorse, or Worse – and No Intent to Stop…
It is needed to meet and defeat Force, with Greater Force – even at the risk of one’s own life.
There is an internet video gone viral of an Execution by Gangsters in Mexico – showing the Police Running Away to their Police Cars and driving off at high speed – in a Lawless Land.
We Must Stand Up To This Evil:
SEE
Gunmen execute 16 people, including 4 nuns, in Yemen retirement home
https://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/03/04/gunmen-kill-16-including-4-nuns-in-yemen-retirement-home.html?intcmp=trending
A team of gunmen unleashed a massacre at a…
The same (authority) mindset, that looked the other way while molesters were grooming victims are still looking the other way while Christ Cathedral is being sacked and used as a venue for grooming undocumented Democrats.
“The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see Cardinals opposing Cardinals, Bishops against other Bishops. The priests who venerate Me will be scorned and opposed by their confreres (other priests). *Churches and altars will be sacked.* The Church will be full of those who accept compromises, and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord.” Our Lady of Akita
Pope Francis effect Marxist-Leninist way to go Francis!!
Many of the people who tragically seek to enter the U.S. illegally, face serious crimes, or even death– at the hands of those who try to sneak them in! Instead– those who wish to become American citizens, should all be carefully instructed, to do so on a LEGAL BASIS ONLY!!
let’s just hope that stations at the vatican way of the cross this year do not feature the hammer and sickle cross donated by president evo morales that seemed to fascinate the pope. contrary to some press covereage, he did not respond to it negatively, but was recorded as speaking words of wonder.
We so often read horrible news stories, in which illegal aliens were forced to pay thousands of dollars, and endure terrible conditions, so that bad people can transport them illegally, into the U.S.!! Poor women and children are especially vulnerable! Often, they are also tricked cruelly, and sometimes face death also, either due to harsh conditions, or murder! This situation is evil, and should never be glorified, nor compared to the Way of the Cross, of Christ!!