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The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) and the Diocese of San Jose held the 2019 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference from March 11-13, 2019 at Santa Clara University School of Law in Santa Clara, CA.
This annual event is part of CMS’s Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) which seeks to understand, expand and strengthen the work of Catholic institutions with immigrant communities. The conference:
- Explored promising and successful programs and ministries with immigrants in parishes, elementary schools, universities, the workplace, immigrant service networks, charities, community organizing entities, hospitals, and other institutions;
- Examined how changing US immigration and refugee polices are affecting Catholic institutions, their members and those they serve;
- Lifted up a distinctly Catholic vision of integration, which is rooted in communion, integral development, and evangelization of culture;
- Featured an annual address – named after CMS’s co-founder, Fr. Lydio Tomasi, c.s. – on the theological vision underlying the work of Catholic institutions with immigrants and refugees;
- Offered optional site visits to migrant programs and ministries in the San Francisco Bay Area on March 11, 2019.
The conference fee was $125 for all three days, which included meals during the conference program. Registration was free for all students and for Santa Clara University faculty and staff. Discounts and fee waivers were available for those indicating financial need. This event not a function of Santa Clara University.


March 11, 2019
SITE VISITS
10:00AM – 12:45PM
SITE I
John XXIII Multi Service Center
195 East San Fernando Street
San José, CA 95112
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County’s (CCSCC’s) John XXIII Multi-Service Center primarily serves seniors, re-entry individuals, and homeless adults from diverse backgrounds. A variety of services are provided out of John XXIII such as senior meals, senior wellness activities and senior mental health services, English as a Second Language classes (ESL), faith-based adult reentry service navigation, mental health counseling, a clinic, and mail services to hundreds of homeless individuals. Site visit participants will learn more about the services at the Center, hear about other CCSCC programs that are also making an impact in the County, tour the facility, and help serve and enjoy lunch with the local community, which includes immigrant seniors.
1:00PM – 3:45PM
SITE II
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
325 Willow Street
San José, CA 95110
The second site visit will begin at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Since 1925, Sacred Heart of Jesus has served Northern San José. It is a multicultural community of faith committed to becoming the love of Christ for those most in need. Most of its parishioners are of Latin decent and Spanish is their main language. The Parish is next to Martha’s Kitchen that serves the poor and hungry in that area and the urban Catholic Sacred Heart Nativity School. Participants in this site visit will meet with parish staff to learn about the history of the church and the community it now serves. In addition, a representative of the Day Worker Center of Mountain View will share their efforts to assist and support the day laborer population.
Sacred Heart Nativity Schools
Sacred Heart Nativity Schools (SHNS) are Jesuit middle schools serving low-income youth in San José. Comprised of two middle schools – Sacred Heart Nativity School for Boys (established in 2001) and Our Lady of Grace Nativity School for Girls (established 2006), SNHS educates an underserved, urban community – 98 percent of SHNS students are Latino and 94 percent qualify for free or reduced lunch. SHNS provides a holistic education that supports the growth and development of a child intellectually, spiritually, physically, and emotionally. Site visit participants will hear from SHNS staff and educators, and tour the schools.
Sacred Heart Community Service
Founded in 1964, Sacred Heart Community Service (SHCS) assists families with achieving lifelong economic self-sufficiency and offers a grassroots-organizing network that addresses the root causes and consequences of poverty. In addition to providing basic human rights such as food, clothing, and housing assistance, SHCS offers people tools for self-sufficiency, including employment assistance, family mentoring, and adult and youth education programs. Participants in this site visit will meet with SHCS staff and get an insider look at their programs. In addition, a representative from Latinos United for a New America (LUNA) will discuss the organization’s activism and grassroots organizing to unify and empower the Latino community of Silicon Valley and to improve their quality of life.
4:00PM – 5:00PM
SITE III
Our Lady of Guadalupe
2020 E San Antonio Street
San José, CA 95116
Our Lady of Guadalupe, located in East San José, has been at the center of many socio-economic, anti-poverty groups and movements, including: the Community Service Organization (CSO); The Cursillo Movement; The Grail; Santa Maria Credit Union; CET; St Vincent de Paul; People Acting in Community Together (PACT); the first permanent deacon program; and the farmworker movement. Cesar Chavez and his family moved permanently into the area in 1948 and were among the church’s first parishioners. In this site visit, participants will meet with parish staff to learn about Our Lady of Guadalupe’s moving history and how it continues to serve immigrants and their families today.
March 12, 2019
Santa Clara University School of Law
Charney Hall
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050
7:00AM – 8:00AM
MASS
Main Presider
Most Rev. Oscar Cantú, S.T.D.
Coadjutor Bishop
Diocese of San José
8:00AM
REGISTRATION OPENS | Mabie Grand Atrium
8:30AM – 9:45AM
WELCOME | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Donald Kerwin
Executive Director
Center for Migration Studies
Sam Liccardo
Mayor of the City of San José
Lisa A. Kloppenberg
Dean and Professor of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law
Rev. Michael E. Engh, S.J.
President
Santa Clara University
Zulma Maciel
Director, Office of Immigrant Affairs
City of San José
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Most Rev. Oscar Cantú, S.T.D.
Coadjutor Bishop
Diocese of San José
9:45AM – 10:00AM
RECENT IMMIGRATION DEVELOPMENTS | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
This brief presentation will provide an overview of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda including its major changes to the US immigration system and their impact on immigrant communities.
- Charles Wheeler, Director of Training, Litigation and Support, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
10:00AM – 11:15AM
SESSION I | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Catholic Institutional Initiatives to Foster Immigrant Integration While Serving the US Born Children of Immigrants
This session explores practices and initiatives that Catholic institutions advance in service of immigrants and their US-born children of immigrants. The session focuses particularly on efforts to serve the fast-growing US-born Latino population, which outnumbers Latinos immigrants two to one, as they integrate into the larger society while remaining highly influenced by immigrant parents, other relatives, and neighbors.
Moderator: Hosffman Ospino, Associate Professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education, Boston College
Speakers:
- Verónica Alonzo, Associate Superintendent of Operations, Diocese of Dallas
- Patty Jiménez, Founder, USHispanicMinistry.com; Communications Coordinator, Fifth National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry
- Rev. Simon Kim, Director of Intercultural Initiatives, Jesuit School of Theology, Santa Clara University
- David Perry, President, Cristo Rey Sacramento High School
11:15AM – 12:30PM
SESSION II | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Parish-Based Models to Welcome, Engage, and Mobilize Immigrants
This session will lift up successful parish-based programs serving immigrant communities and fostering immigrant leadership. Panelists will discuss how parishes work with immigrants to serve others, advocate for their communities, and advance justice.
Moderator: Estela Villagrán Manancero, Director of Latino Ministry, Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis; President, National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors of Hispanic Ministry
Speakers:
- Msgr. Arturo J. Bañuelas, S.T.D., Pastor, St. Mark’s Parish El Paso
- Isaac Cuevas, Director of Immigration and Public Affairs, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- Rev. Jon Pedigo, S.T.L., Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
12:30PM – 1:45PM
LUNCH | Mabie Grand Atrium
1:45PM – 3:00PM
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
WORKSHOP I | Classroom 101
Strategic Use of Research in Catholic Advocacy, Services, and Institutions
This workshop will describe the role and use of scholarship and research in informing and strengthening Catholic advocacy, service-delivery, and institutions. It will include a presentation on CMS’s democratizing data initiative, which entails the strategic use of data on the undocumented and eligible-to-naturalize populations in the United States. It will also feature research on the impact of deportation on US families and communities, and the findings from a survey on the effect of current immigration policies and discourse on Catholic organizations and programs. In addition, the workshop will discuss research on how Catholic churches positively contribute to the political socialization of Mexican immigrants who live within their parish bounds, regardless of their denomination or levels of devotion.
- Daniela Alulema, Research and Administrative Coordinator, Center for Migration Studies
- Kiku Huckle, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Pace University
- Mike Nicholson, Researcher, Center for Migration Studies
WORKSHOP II | Classroom 104
Engaging Funders in a Time of Crisis
California enjoys a range of public and private funders who have worked shoulder to shoulder with nonprofits to create an unparalleled immigrant integration infrastructure. This breakout will discuss how funders support work with migrants and refugees, and how they are responding to unprecedented federal immigration policies. They will also offer insights on how they establish their priorities and goals, and how faith-based organizations might approach them to support work that promotes, empowers, and helps to integrate immigrants and their families.
Moderator: Jack Holmgren, Former Strategic Capacity Advisor, Legalization Program, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
Speakers:
- Mary Doyle, Senior Program Officer, Y&H Soda Foundation
- Luis Guerra, Strategic Capacity Officer, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
- Randolph P. McGrorty, Executive Director, Catholic Legal Services, Archdiocese of Miami
- Marcela M. Ruiz, Chief of Immigration and Refugees Branch, California Department of Social Services
WORKSHOP III | Classroom 106
Migration and Refugee Protection from the Perspective of Global Catholic Institutions
This breakout will feature the work of Catholic institutions working abroad to assist migrants and refugees. Panelists will also share the various initiatives developed by their organizations to improve conditions for people in their home countries to respond to the factors compelling people to migrate or flee.
- Doug Ryan, Country Representative and Subregional Director for Latin America, Southeast Asia, East Africa and the Middle East, Catholic Relief Services
- Carolyn Trumble, Mission Educator-Promoter, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
WORKSHOP IV | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Responding and Adapting to Administrative Challenges Facing Service Providers
This workshop will discuss the current immigration political and policy landscape – particularly in light of the proposed public charge rule – through the lens of Catholic social teaching and the healing ministry. Participants will also discuss providers call to action and advocacy, and the significance of community collaborations to build common ground.
Moderator: Rachelle Wenger, Director of Public Policy and Community Advocacy, Dignity Health
Speakers:
- Kathleen A. Curran, Senior Director of Public Policy, Catholic Health Association of the United States
- Shelby Gonzales, Director of Enrollment and Outreach, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Laura Peralta-Schulte, Senior Government Relations Advocate, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice
- Charles Wheeler, Director of Training, Litigation and Support, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
3:00PM – 4:15PM
SESSION III | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Religious Orders, Congregations, and Communities on the Frontlines of Immigrant Protection, Service, and Incorporation
Catholic religious orders, congregations, and communities have long been pivotal in the care of immigrants and refugees. In this session, representatives from Catholic orders and congregations will discuss their efforts to support immigrants, their families, and communities. This session will include a discussion on local, national, and cross-border initiatives.
Moderator: Rev. Michael S. Gallagher, S.J., Vicar, Sacred Heart Church El Paso
Speakers:
- Robert Lassalle-Klein, Executive Director, Oakland Catholic Worker; Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Holy Names University
- Rev. Patrick Murphy, C.S., Executive Director, Casa del Migrante – Centro Scalabrini
- Sr. Pietrina Raccuglia, M.S.C., President and Chair of the Board, Cabrini Mission Foundation
- Carolyn Trumble, Mission Educator-Promoter, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
4:15PM – 5:30PM
SESSION IV | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Responses to Immigrant Defense, Empowerment, and Integration
This panel examines Catholic community responses to the Trump administration’s immigration policy agenda. Panelists will share legal efforts to respond to the administration’s harmful enforcement policies, and discuss how to strengthen the Church’s voice in the national debate.
Moderator: Patricia Zapor, Communications Director, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
Speakers:
- Kevin Appleby, Senior Director of International Migration Policy, Center for Migration Studies
- Blase Bova, Executive Director, St. Vincent de Paul Alameda County
- Kat Doyle, Director of Justice and Peace Ministries, Office of Life, Dignity and Justice, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta
- Linda Hartke, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
- Paz Padilla, Associate Director of Immigration and Citizenship, Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey
5:30PM – 6:15PM
RECEPTION | Mabie Grand Atrium
6:15PM – 7:30PM
REV. LYDIO F. TOMASI, C.S. ANNUAL LECTURE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION | Classroom 104
Established in 2014, the Fr. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Annual Lecture on International Migration addresses a migration-related topic of pressing concern to faith communities. Fr. Tomasi, a founding member of the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS), directed the institute from 1968 to 2001. Past lectures have been delivered by: Dr. Hosffman Ospino, Associate Professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education at Boston College; Fr. Allan Figueroa Deck, Distinguished Scholar of Theology and Latino Studies at Loyola Marymount University; and Dr. Maria Clara Bingemer, Professor of Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC) and Brazilian Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Democracy and Human Development in the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Co-sponsored with the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University, the 2019 Fr. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Annual Lecture on International Migration was delivered by Msgr. Arturo J. Bañuelas, S.T.D., Pastor of St. Mark’s Parish in El Paso, Texas. After earning his doctorate from the Gregorian University in Rome, Msgr. Bañuelas was the founding director of the Tepeyac Institute, one of the largest diocesan ministry formation centers, training laity for parish ministry. The institute is distinctive in its formation, which is shaped by the reality of the border. Msgr. Bañuelas has been widely recognized and honored for his advocacy on behalf of farmworkers, immigrants and for his work on issues of life and justice at the border. He is a popular speaker and teacher who addresses topics of theology, faith and politics with various civic, academic, religious, pastoral and health organizations. Msgr. Bañuelas has founded a number of initiatives in theology, ministry and border activism over the past forty years. He was a co-founder of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS) and most recently established the Hope Border Institute, which focuses on justice issues in the three border dioceses of El Paso, Texas, Las Cruces, New Mexico and Juarez, Mexico. He also currently serves on the board of directors for the Border Network for Human Rights.
INTRODUCTION
Donald Kerwin
Executive Director
Center for Migration Studies
WELCOME
Rev. Kevin O’Brien, S.J.
Dean and University Professor
Jesuit School of Theology, Santa Clara University
LECTURE
Msgr. Arturo J. Bañuelas, S.T.D.
Pastor
St. Mark’s Parish El Paso
RESPONDENT
Rev. Eduardo C. Fernández, S.J., S.T.D.
Professor of Pastoral Theology and Ministry
Jesuit School of Theology, Santa Clara University
March 13, 2019
Santa Clara University School of Law
Charney Hall
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050
7:00AM – 8:00AM
MASS
Main Presider
Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone
Archbishop of San Francisco
Archdiocese of San Francisco
8:00AM
REGISTRATION OPENS | Mabie Grand Atrium
8:30AM – 9:00AM
Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
INTRODUCTION
Donald Kerwin
Executive Director
Center for Migration Studies
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone
Archbishop of San Francisco
Archdiocese of San Francisco
9:00AM – 10:15AM
SESSION V | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
New Ministries and New Models in Response to Changing Immigration Policies
Recent developments in the US immigration system have upended traditional approaches to serving immigrants. This panel will examine how Catholic institutions are pivoting their programs and creating new initiatives to respond to these daunting challenges and immigrant well-being. The session will also present results from the Center for Migration Studies’ survey on how current policies and discourse on immigration are affecting the work of Catholic institutions with immigrant communities.
Moderator: Bill Ong Hing, Professor of Law and Migration Studies, Director of the Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic, and Dean’s Circle Scholar, University of San Francisco
Speakers:
- Luis Guerra, Strategic Capacity Officer, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
- Sr. Denise LaRock, Daughters of Charity and Interfaith Welcome Coalition San Antonio
- Miriam Noriega, Program Director, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
- Manuel Santamaria, Vice President, Community Impact, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- Leya Speasmaker, Integration Program Manager, Center for Citizenship and Immigrant Communities, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
10:15AM – 10:30AM
BREAK
10:30AM – 11:45AM
SESSION VI | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Re-Imagining the Role of Catholic Institutions in the Midst of a Changing US Refugee Program
Despite strong, bipartisan support for nearly 40 years, the US Refugee Admissions Program is under grave threat, as reflected by the lowest number of refugee admissions in 38 years and the closing of much-needed refugee resettlement programs nationwide. This panel will examine alternatives that Catholic institutions are exploring and pursuing to welcome and assist refugees and immigrants.
Moderator: Gregory Kepferle, Chief Executive Officer, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Speakers:
- Christopher Martinez, Chief Program Officer, Catholic Charities of the East Bay
- Khanh Duy Russo, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Performance, Office of the Mayor Sam Liccardo, City of San José
- Diana Otero, Program Director, Immigration Services – San Mateo County, Catholic Charities of Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo
- Marjean Perhot, Director of Refugee and Immigration Services, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston
11:45AM – 12:45PM
LUNCH | Mabie Grand Atrium
12:45PM – 2:00PM
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
WORKSHOP I | Classroom 101
Strategic Use of Research in Catholic Advocacy, Services, and Institutions
This workshop will describe the role and use of scholarship and research in informing and strengthening Catholic advocacy, service delivery, and institutions. It will include a presentation on CMS’s democratizing data initiative, which entails the strategic use of data on the undocumented and eligible-to-naturalize populations in the United States. It will also feature research on the impact of deportation on US families and communities, and the findings from a survey on the effect of current immigration policies and discourse on Catholic organizations and programs.
- Daniela Alulema, Research and Administrative Coordinator, Center for Migration Studies
- Mike Nicholson, Researcher, Center for Migration Studies
- Enrique S. Pumar, Fay Boyle Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, Santa Clara University
- Ilaria Schnyder von Wartensee, Ford Family Research Assistant Professor, University of Notre Dame
WORKSHOP II | Classroom 104
Engaging Funders in a Time of Crisis
California enjoys a range of public and private funders who have worked shoulder to shoulder with nonprofits to create an unparalleled immigrant integration infrastructure. This breakout will discuss how funders support work with migrants and refugees, and how they are responding to unprecedented federal immigration policies. They will also offer insights on how they establish their priorities and goals, and how faith-based organizations might approach them to support work that promotes, empowers, and helps to integrate immigrants and their families.
Moderator: Jack Holmgren, Former Strategic Capacity Advisor, Legalization Program, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
Speakers:
- Andrew Geraghty, Program Analyst, US Democracy Program, Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Randolph P. McGrorty, Executive Director, Catholic Legal Services, Archdiocese of Miami
- Manuel Santamaria, Vice President, Community Impact, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
WORKSHOP III | Classroom 106
Migration and Refugee Protection from the Perspective of Global Catholic Institutions
This breakout will feature the work of Catholic institutions working abroad to assist migrants and refugees. Panelists will also share the various initiatives developed by their organizations to improve conditions for people in their home countries to respond to the factors compelling people to migrate or flee.
- Doug Ryan, Country Representative and Subregional Director for Latin America, Southeast Asia, East Africa and the Middle East, Catholic Relief Services
- Carolyn Trumble, Mission Educator-Promoter, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
WORKSHOP IV | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Hope and Resistance at the Border: The Impact of Militarization at the Border and the Response of Communities of Faith
This breakout will examine current challenges at the US-Mexico border and how Catholic institutions are responding to the administration’s push for a border wall and stricter immigration enforcement overall.
- Dylan Corbett, Executive Director, Hope Border Institute
2:00PM – 3:15PM
SESSION VII | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Next Steps in Major Catholic Processes and Campaigns Relating to Immigrant Communities
This session covers possible next steps in Catholic processes and campaigns that relate to immigrants and immigrant communities. Panelists will discuss follow up to the V Encuentro, Share the Journey Campaign, Justice for Immigrants Campaign, and other major initiatives.
Moderator: William Canny, Executive Director, Migration and Refugee Services, US Conference of Catholic Bishops
Speakers:
- David Corrales, Program Coordinator, Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees and Travelers, Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church, US Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Abraham A. Joven, Director of Advocacy and Justice for Immigrants, Diocese of San Bernardino
- Kimberly Mazyck, Senior Manager, Engagement and Educational Outreach, Catholic Charities USA
- Kristin Witte, Catechetical and Catholic Educational Engagement, Catholic Relief Services
3:15PM – 4:30PM
SESSION VIII | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Promoting Youth Leadership in Catholic Institutions and Advocacy
Catholic youth represent both future and present leaders of Catholic institutions, programs, and ministries. Youth leaders and organizers will discuss how they are working within Catholic institutions to serve and advocate for immigrants and immigrant families.
Moderator: Ava Gambero, Community Outreach Coordinator, St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County
Speakers:
- Tamara Alvarado, Executive Director, The Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation
- Crystal Catalan, Global Solidarity Coordinator, Diocese of San José; Assistant Director of Community Involvement, Presentation High School
- Aditi Chatradhi, President, Mitty Advocacy Program, Archbishop Mitty High School
- Daniel Diaz, Coordinator of Youth Ministry, Saint Augustine Catholic Church South San Francisco
- Anahi Mejia, Intern, Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Catholic Charities of the East Bay
- Brenda Noriega, Young Adults Ministry Coordinator, Diocese of San Bernardino
4:30PM – 5:00PM
CLOSING REMARKS | Panelli Courtroom (Rooms 102-103)
Donald Kerwin
Executive Director
Center for Migration Studies
Cristina Hernández
Coordinator, Office for Life and Justice
Diocese of Oakland
FR. LYDIO F. TOMASI, C.S. ANNUAL LECTURE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
FR. LYDIO F. TOMASI, C.S. ANNUAL LECTURE ON INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
Established in 2014, the Fr. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Annual Lecture on International Migration addresses a migration-related topic of pressing concern to faith communities. Fr. Tomasi, a founding member of the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS), directed the institute from 1968 to 2001. Past lectures have been delivered by: Dr. Hosffman Ospino, Associate Professor of Hispanic Ministry and Religious Education at Boston College; Fr. Allan Figueroa Deck, Distinguished Scholar of Theology and Latino Studies at Loyola Marymount University; and Dr. Maria Clara Bingemer, Professor of Theology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC) and Brazilian Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Democracy and Human Development in the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Co-sponsored with the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University, the 2019 Fr. Lydio F. Tomasi, C.S. Annual Lecture on International Migration was delivered by Msgr. Arturo J. Bañuelas, S.T.D., Pastor of St. Mark’s Parish in El Paso, Texas. After earning his doctorate from the Gregorian University in Rome, Msgr. Bañuelas was the founding director of the Tepeyac Institute, one of the largest diocesan ministry formation centers, training laity for parish ministry. The institute is distinctive in its formation, which is shaped by the reality of the border. Msgr. Bañuelas has been widely recognized and honored for his advocacy on behalf of farmworkers, immigrants and for his work on issues of life and justice at the border. He is a popular speaker and teacher who addresses topics of theology, faith and politics with various civic, academic, religious, pastoral and health organizations. Msgr. Bañuelas has founded a number of initiatives in theology, ministry and border activism over the past forty years. He was a co-founder of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS) and most recently established the Hope Border Institute, which focuses on justice issues in the three border dioceses of El Paso, Texas, Las Cruces, New Mexico and Juarez, Mexico. He also currently serves on the board of directors for the Border Network for Human Rights.
INTRODUCTION
Donald Kerwin
Executive Director
Center for Migration Studies
WELCOME
Fr. Kevin O’Brien, S.J.
Dean and University Professor
Jesuit School of Theology, Santa Clara University
LECTURE
Msgr. Arturo J. Bañuelas, S.T.D.
Pastor
St. Mark’s Parish El Paso
RESPONDENT
Fr. Eduardo C. Fernández, S.J., S.T.D.
Professor of Pastoral Theology and Ministry
Jesuit School of Theology, Santa Clara University



Presentations
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Most Rev. Oscar Cantú, S.T.D.
Coadjutor Bishop
Diocese of San José
[Address]
Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone
Archbishop of San Francisco
Archdiocese of San Francisco
[Address]
SESSION I
Catholic Institutional Initiatives to Foster Immigrant Integration While Serving the US Born Children of Immigrants
- Verónica Alonzo, Associate Superintendent of Operations, Diocese of Dallas [Video]
SESSION III
Religious Orders, Congregations, and Communities on the Frontlines of Immigrant Protection, Service, and Incorporation
- Robert Lassalle-Klein, Executive Director, Oakland Catholic Worker; Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Holy Names University [Presentation]
- Rev. Patrick Murphy, C.S., Executive Director, Casa del Migrante – Centro Scalabrini [Presentation]
- Sr. Pietrina Raccuglia, M.S.C., President and Chair of the Board, Cabrini Mission Foundation [Presentation]
- Carolyn Trumble, Mission Educator-Promoter, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers [Presentation]
SESSION VI
Re-Imagining the Role of Catholic Institutions in the Midst of a Changing US Refugee Program
- Marjean Perhot, Director of Refugee and Immigration Services, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Boston [Presentation]
SESSION VII
Next Steps in Major Catholic Processes and Campaigns Relating to Immigrant Communities
- David Corrales, Program Coordinator, Pastoral Care of Migrants, Refugees and Travelers, Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church, US Conference of Catholic Bishops [Presentation]
- Kristin Witte, Catechetical and Catholic Educational Engagement, Catholic Relief Services [Video] [Presentation]
WORKSHOP I
Strategic Use of Research in Catholic Advocacy, Services, and Institutions
- Daniela Alulema, Research and Administrative Coordinator, Center for Migration Studies [Presentation]
- Kiku Huckle, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Pace University [Presentation]
WORKSHOP III
Migration and Refugee Protection from the Perspective of Global Catholic Institutions
- Carolyn Trumble, Mission Educator-Promoter, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers [Presentation]
WORKSHOP IV (March 12)
Responding and Adapting to Administrative Challenges Facing Service Providers
- Shelby Gonzales, Director of Enrollment and Outreach, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities [Presentation]
- Rachelle Wenger, Director of Public Policy and Community Advocacy, Dignity Health [Presentation]
WORKSHOP IV (March 13)
Hope and Resistance at the Border: The Impact of Militarization at the Border and the Response of Communities of Faith
- Dylan Corbett, Executive Director, Hope Border Institute [Presentation]
Summary
Mike Nicholson
Breaking Down Barriers and Welcoming the Stranger: 2019 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference
On March 12 and 13, 2019, 181 representatives of Catholic immigrant-serving organizations from around the country convened at Santa Clara University School of Law to take part in the Center for Migration Studies’s (CMS’s) annual Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference. The conference highlighted the tireless and groundbreaking work that Catholic......
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Planning Groups
- Advocacy & Justice for Immigrants Program, Diocese of San Bernardino
- Boston College
- Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston
- Catholic Charities of the East Bay, Diocese of Oakland
- Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, Diocese of San Jose
- Catholic Health Association
- Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
- Catholic Relief Services
- Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate
- Dignity Health
- Diocese of Oakland
- Diocese of San Jose
- Hope Border Institute
- Kino Border Initiative
- Mexican American Catholic College
- Migration and Refugee Services, US Conference of Catholic Bishops
- National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors of Hispanic Ministry
- Office for Immigrant Affairs and Immigration Education, Archdiocese of Chicago
- Office of Immigration and Public Affairs, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- Office of Latino Ministry, Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis
- Office for Life and Justice, Diocese of Oakland
- Office of Life, Justice and Peace, Diocese of Orange
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul Alameda County
- Southwest Institute on Religion and Civil Society, University of New Mexico
- Joseph Health Mission Hospital