February 24, 2016

"One does not seek to be a refugee.
Desparation
Hunger
Violence
Safety
Are the driving force.
A sense of possiblity
Moves people
In solidarity
Despite the cost of smugglers
The dangers of the journey
Fear for the little ones
In faith they move
With hope."

- Barbara Schwarz, OP, whose gallery in the Ministry of Preaching Through the Arts of the Sisters of St. Dominic can be viewed at artafire.homestead.com