Welcoming the Stranger Encore Edition Welela Story: When I visited the island of Lampedusa in 2018, artist Francesco Piobbichi took me to…
Welcoming the Stranger Encore Edition “Hi, Mom–I’m Alive!” Story: Imagine not knowing whether your child is alive. Perhaps you haven’t heard from them for…
Welcoming the Stranger-Encore Edition My Daughter! My Daughter! Artwork by Francesco Piobbichi Story: From the moment this young mother was pulled from the waters…
Welcoming the Stranger Encore Edition You Were a Stranger Story: Happy endings are hard to come by on the island of Lamepedusa. For one thing,…
Welcoming the Stranger Encore Edition Rachel Weeping Story: This image of a mother cradling her baby is heartbreakingly lovely—or at least it is…
Welcoming the Stranger Encore Edition A Familiar Face Artwork by Francesco Piobbichi Story: If the face in the prow of the boat looks familiar, it’s…
Welcoming the Stranger Encore Edition Samia’s Story Story: Only God knows the names of all the people who have sought the relative safety of Lampedusa’s shores. But we know the…
Welcoming the Stranger Encore Edition Welcoming the Stranger Series-Encore Edition Drawing by Francesco Piobbichi Read: Matthew 25:31-40 …for I was hungry and you gave me food. I…
What a Difference a Word Makes Resurrection Read: John 20:1-18 Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together, but the…
What a Difference a Word Makes Hosanna! Read: John 12:9-19 The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So…
