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We trace the Story—our story—from its beginnings in the Hebrew scriptures, through its climax in the memories of the early church as reflected in the gospels, and then on to what sense
Tijuana. Nogales. Matamoros. Ciudad Juárez. Nuevo Laredo. What comes to mind when you hear these names of U.S.-Mexico border towns?
My dearest aunt, Butheyna, is chopping beets,
chopping the shamander. Klush, klush
she wields
a gutting knife, the chopping board
is a plank from a dhow. Klush,
Every successful community relies on the member who is its heart. This is true for communities that live together and for those that live apart but gather regularly.
The saint descended
From her carriage to stretch
Her forefinger to a peasant girl
Whose face was covered with sores;