On October 4 and 5, the Catholic Church will observe the 111th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. In the present day’s visitor, who not too long ago stopped by our studio in Washington, DC, is an ideal visitor for the event. His identify is Michael Petro, SJ, and he’s a Jesuit of the American East Coast province who’s at the moment within the regency stage of his formation.
Michael’s regency has been fairly removed from the norm, although – he’s working in Beirut, Lebanon with Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS). Michael has worn quite a lot of hats in his time within the nation, together with organising and operating an emergency shelter for males, girls and youngsters who had been displaced by the struggle between Israel and Hezbollah.
Throughout a go to residence to the U.S., Michael stopped by to share tales from his work in Beirut and to speak about his Jesuit vocation. It’s secure to say he by no means imagined he could be operating a short lived emergency shelter in Lebanon when he joined the Jesuits in New York not lengthy after he graduated school. Host Mike Jordan Laskey liked listening to from Michael in regards to the individuals he has met and why it’s so essential for the church to maintain accompanying and serving migrants and refugees, even and particularly when it’s not politically fashionable to take action. We predict you’ll be moved by Michael’s tales and impressed by his religion in motion.
Study extra about Michael and JRS in the Middle East and North Africa.
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