All You Need to Know about Asylum in 5 Easy Videos
Some people just keep on giving and Edafe Okporo is one of them. Edafe is currently the Executive Director of the RDJ Refugee Center and the Founder of The Pont,…
10 Years After the Devastating Earthquake in Haiti
Today, January 12, 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the big earthquake, the “goudougoudou” in Haiti. To mark this important day the Modern Day Church Lady is proud to reissue the…
The Astonishing X-Ray Vision of the Man from Kazakhstan
A man from Kazakhstan helps the Modern Church Lady see another truth about her privilege. The parking lot of the Hudson County jail is an otherworldly place on the rainy…
4 New Years Resolutions Inspired by Brave Immigrants
Working with asylum seekers is an honor. Where else would I get to meet modern day heroes who risked their lives for justice? I volunteer regularly with First Friends, an organization…
What Happened to 6 Immigrant Holy Families in the US
The horrors of Child Separation dominated the news of 2019. In a photography project employing creches from around the world, The Modern-Day Church Lady speculates what would happen to the…
So Easy to Lose Dear Baby Jesus at Christmas
It’s so easy to lose Baby Jesus at Christmas. I was assembling my El Salvadorian cornhusk doll nativity scene when I discovered that Baby Jesus was missing. Then I remembered….
Boldly Revolutionizing Men’s Fashion with Mayan Grandeur
Sylvian Hyde, Immigrant Fashion Designer This is the first of the Modern Church Lady’s #ChangeTheNarrative profiles of recent immigrants who are making the U.S. a stronger, more vibrant country. Sitting…
How to Quickly Dance Away Your Fantastic Thanksgiving Pie
Forget the post prandial thanksgiving walk! It’s too cold outside. Try a post-dinner dance party instead. Thanksgiving dinner was a global affair at our house with friends hailing from across…
How To Support Immigrants with a Fantastic T-Shirt
The Modern Church Lady had the great privilege of being interviewed by Edafe Okporo for his The Asylum series of his This is Edafe Okporo podcast. The interview focuses on…
How to Be, Not Do, in Fascinating El Salvador
I woke early to the singular sweet clarion call of a tropical bird. Soon the morning doves filled in with their baseline organ drones and countless high-pitched chirps filled in…
