February 24th
This is a letter to the editor from me to The Dallas Morning News. It was published this morning. It concerns Texas AG Paxton’s suit to shut down Annunciation House in El Paso. Annunciation House has been helping migrants for almost fifty years.
“I had the opportunity to spend several days at Annunciation House in El Paso back in 2019. I help with migrants in my home state of Wisconsin, and I wanted to learn about the situation on the border. I was deeply impressed with the work performed by the volunteers at Annunciation House. They were selfless and compassionate toward the people who came to them for assistance. I learned a great deal during my visit to the shelter. The volunteers live the Gospel.
I am shocked and appalled that Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to shut Annunciation House down. That is both cruel and unnecessary. His actions will cause enormous suffering among people who just want to be part of our great country.”