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Credo del Inmigrante (The Immigrant’s Creed)

With profound thanks to the author, mi hermano he Rev. José Luis Casal.

December 18 is International Migrants Day. This seems an appropriate day to reflect upon Credo del Inmigrante (The Immigrant’s Creed) by the Rev. José Luis Casal.

“Credo del Inmigrante,” José Luis Casal

Creo en Dios Todopoderoso, quien guió a su pueblo durante el éxodo y en el exilio, el Dios de José en Egipto y de Daniel en Babilonia, el Dios de los extranjeros y los inmigrantes.

Creo en Jesucristo, el galileo desplazado, que nació lejos de su hogar y de su gente, que tuvo que huir de su país con sus padres porque su vida corría peligro, y cuando regresó del exilio, tuvo que sufrir la opresión del tirano Poncio Pilato, servidor de un imperio extranjero; que fue perseguido, injuriado y finalmente torturado; fue acusado y condenado a muerte en un juicio injusto. Sin embargo, al tercer día ese Jesús despreciado resucitó de la muerte, no como extranjero sino para ofrecernos la ciudadanía de los cielos.

Creo en el Espíritu Santo, el Inmigrante eterno del Reino de Dios entre nosotros, quien habla todas las lenguas, habita en todos los países y reúne a todas las razas.

Creo en la Iglesia como un hogar seguro para todo extranjero y creyente, donde hablamos un mismo idioma y tenemos el mismo propósito.

Creo que la Comunión de los Santos comienza cuando aceptamos la Diversidad de los Santos.

Creo en el perdón que nos hace a todos iguales, y en la reconciliación que nos identifica mucho más que la raza, el idioma o la nacionalidad.

Creo que Dios en la Resurrección nos reúne a todos como un solo pueblo en el que todos somos distintos, pero iguales al mismo tiempo.

Creo en la Vida Eterna más allá de este mundo, en la cual nadie será inmigrante, sino todos ciudadanos del Reino de Dios que no tendrá fin.

Amén

The Immigrant’s Creed – José Luis Casal

I believe in almighty God, who guided his people in exile and in exodus, the God of Joseph in Egypt and of Daniel in Babylon, the God of foreigners and immigrants.

I believe in Jesus Christ a displaced Galilean, who was born away from his people and his home, who fled his country with his parents when his life was in danger, and returning to his own country suffered the oppression of the tyrant Pontius Pilate, the servant of a foreign power. He was persecuted, beaten, and finally tortured, accused and condemned to death unjustly. But on the third day, this scorned Jesus rose from the dead, not as a foreigner but to offer us citizenship in heaven.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the eternal immigrant from God’s kingdom among us, who speaks all languages, lives in all countries, and reunites all races.

I believe that the church is the secure home for the foreigner and for all believers who constitute it, who speaks the same language and have the same purpose.

I believe that the communion of saints begins when we accept the diversity of the saints.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin, which makes us all equal, and in reconciliation, which identifies us more than does race, language or nationality.

I believe that in the resurrection, God will unite us as one people in which all are distinct, and all are alike at the same time.

Beyond this world, I believe in life eternal in which no one will be an immigrant, but all will be citizens of God’s Kingdom which will never end. Amen.

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Any, no, all

Any human can do hurtful, harmful things.

Any human.

Any human can perform cruel, evil acts.

Any human.

Any human can break a law.

Any human.

But …

no human is illegal.

No human.

No human is garbage.

No human.

And …

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

All humans.

All humans are unique.

All humans.

All humans are precious.

All humans.

All humans deserve respect.

All humans.

All humans deserve dignity.

All humans.

All humans deserve love.

All humans.

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Gift of diversity

Shifting population demographics represent the diverse human family which God creates and loves. They are not signs of replacement nor do they threaten civilizational erasure. They invite us to live more fully the life God intends for us. They are a gift.

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URGE CONGRESS: INTERVENE TO STOP U.S. MURDER ON HIGH SEAS

Amnesty International Action Alert

The Trump administration has now carried out eight illegal airstrikes at sea, killing at least 34 people. If the U.S. government can unilaterally decide to bomb anyone it labels a “terrorist” – anywhere, anytime – it sets a chilling global precedent. No government should have the power to kill without accountability.

Act Now: Sign our letter to your elected representatives: Congress must act ASAP to halt these illegal airstrikes.

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7 October 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month
Prison Trilogy – Joan Baez
BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US – Jessie Reyez
Moscow Mule – Bad Bunny
In the River – Raye Zaragoza
Waiting for Tonight – Jennifer Lopez
Enamorada De Ti – Selena
Good Morning Aztlan – Los Lobos
Ella Tiene Fuego – Celia Cruz
Taquirari De Verano – El Vate
Juana Mayo – Rubén Blades
Las Brumas del Mar – Simón Díaz
Don’t Wanna Lose You – Gloria Estefan
Dia Cero – Agua Clara
Medianoche – Inti Illimani
Cuando Voy Al Trabajo – Victor Jara
The Show Must Go On – Michael Giacchino
Crazy – Linda Ronstadt

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6 October 2025

Murder of Matthew Shepard.
Birth of Fannie Lou Hamer.

Laramie – Magdalen Hsu-Li
Scarecrow – Deena Rae Turner
The Fence – Peter Katz
Matthew Shepard – Heather Lev
American Triangle – Elton John
Scarecrow – Melissa Etheridge
God Loves Everyone – Ron Sexsmith|

Remaining songs by Fannie Lou Hamer:
Precious Lord
Run Mourner, Run
City Called Heaven
All the Pretty Little Horses
I’m Gonna Land on the Shore
Oh Lord, You Know Just How I Feel
I’m Going Down to the River of Jordan
Jesus Is My Only Friend
Pick a Bale of Cotton
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning
Walk with Me
This Little Light of Mine
Certainly Lord
Woke up This Morning

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30 September 2025

30 September is observed in Canada as The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day. It is a day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and generational impact committed on First Nations peoples by the Canadian Indian residential school system. It has expanded in the United State as a day to remember the atrocities and generational impact inflicted by the U.S. boarding school system on Indigenous peoples. The Indigenous peoples of Australia had a similar experience.

Lost Souls – Tom Jackson Lost Souls
Residential School Song (Indian Boarding School Song) – Cheryl Bear
Child of the Government – Jayli Wolf
BEFORE – A Tribe Called Red, feat. Joseph Boyden
Apatapasiq – Mike Bern
Battlefields – Twin Flames
Savage Mob – Snotty Nose Rez Kids, feat. Nooky & Birdz
open window – nêhiyawak
Took the Children Away – Archie Roach, Australian Art Orchestra, Paul Grabowsky & Ruby Hunter (the Australian Indigenous experience)
Take Me Home – Indian City
Spirit Horses – Annie Humphrey
The Land of the Blind – Ira Provost
Why Us – N’we Jinan Artists
500 Years – Rhonda Head
Residential School – Jerry Alfred & The Medicine Beat
Cut My Hair – Digging Roots
Residential School – Chris Pierce
For Our Children – Bryan Akipa

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On the Feast of San Augustinito at the Pueblo of Isleta, September 3, 2025

The drums beat,
the people continue.

The rattles shake,
the people continue.

The bells jingle,
the people continue.

The dancers move,
the people continue.

The singers chant,
the people continue.

Out of the past,
the people continue.

In the present,
the people continue.

Into the future,
the people continue.

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12 September 2025 – Death of Steve Biko

Death of Steve Biko.
Steve Biko – Beenie Man
Biko – Peter Gabriel
Steve Biko (Stir It Up) – A Tribe Called Quest
Biko’s Kindred Lament – Steel Pulse
Prisoner – Lucky Dube
Kazet – Mahlathini & Mahotella Queens
Not Yet Uhuru – Letta Mbulu
Tomorrow Nation – O’ Yaba
Hellfire – African Jazz Pioneers
Unfinished Story – Stimela
Biko Drum – Christy Moore
Asimbonanga / Biko – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir Symphonic, feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo
The Death Of Stephen Biko – Tom Paxton
Tribute to Steve Biko – Tappa Zukie
Nkosi Sikelel ‘IAfrica – Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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14 August 2025

Morning stretching. Floor stretching. Arm stretching. Hip flexor stretching. Walking. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center.

Navajo Code Talkers Day.
Navajo Code Talkers – Jack Gladstone
The Navajo Code Talkers – US Air Force Academy Band
Navajo Code Talkers – Bennie Shay
Navajo Code Talkers – Jay Begaye

John McCutcheon birthday. All songs by John McCutcheon unless otherwise noted.
Welcome The Traveler Home – John Mccutcheon & Tom Chapin
We Shall Rise
Christmas In The Trenches-Song
Greatest Story Never Told
Children Of Abraham
All God’s Critters
Somos El Barco
Cross That Line
Streets Of Sarajevo
Crazy Or Courageous
Immigrant
Hope Dies Last
Te Recuerdo
SuAnne Big Crow
Sara Tucholsky
The Great Storm Is Over
Water From Another Time
Stone By Stone
No Mas!
When I Grow Up
How Can I Keep From Singing?
Hobo’s Lullaby
Wish You Goodnight
Calling All The Children Home
One Strong Arm
Le Chambon-Sur-Lignon
In America – Tom Paxton & John McCutcheon
Loggerman’s Breakdown/Dulcimer Reel
This Road
Picture Of Jesus
The Rebel Girl
Shadowland
Reasons To Believe
Kindergarten Wall
Here On The Islands
Doing My Job – John Mccutcheon & Tom Chapin
We Are Not Alone
Step By Step
Turn, Turn, Turn – John McCutcheon, feat. The Steel Wheels
Well May the World Go – John McCutcheon feat. Hot Rize

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