Walking with Families: Border Ministry and the Power of Faith-Based Support

On this week’s episode of JustLove, airing the weekend before Ascension Thursday and leading into Mother’s Day, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan explores ministry, family, and faith in action. First, he welcomes Father Brian A. Strassburger, S.J., Director of Del Camino Jesuit Border Ministries, to reflect on pastoral ministry at the U.S.–Mexico border, sharing how the Church accompanies migrants, deportees, and families amid shifting migration dynamics with compassion, hope, and presence. Later, Debbie Panek, Senior Director of Social Services at Mercy Center, and Adrianny Vicente, Family Worker and Parenting Skills Instructor, join the conversation to highlight how Mercy Center’s Family Skills Program strengthens families and empowers mothers in the South Bronx, nurturing healthy parent‑child relationships and embodying the Catholic call to support, uplift, and honor families in the community.