Danielle Vella's guest appearances

Danielle Vella

Catholic Women Preach

AMDG: A Jesuit Podcast

Marcia Chatelain

Joanna Williams

Olga Segura

Mary J. Novak

Jordan Denari Duffner

Shawn Copeland

Helen Prejean

M. Shawn Copeland

Casey Stanton

Jean Vanier

Guy Consolmagno

Shannon Evans

Simcha Fisher

Martin Sheen

Greg Boyle

OwlTail

Preaching for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Danielle Vella offers a reflection on our call to enter into the raging storms that refugees and displaced peoples are navigating:    "Ultimately, however, they hope not only in the mercy and compassion of God Almighty but also in the mercy and compassion of their fellow human beings. It is this hope that propels them to go on those boats, to risk dying to live."   Danielle Vella is Director of Reconciliation Programs for the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), an international humanitarian organization that serves refugees in more than 50 countries worldwide. A journalist, Danielle has also has written extensively about the experiences of refugees struggling to find a new life and future. One of Danielle’s most recent projects was writing Dying to Live: Stories from Refugees on the Road to Freedom, which was published by Rowman &amp; Littlefield in February 2020. To interview refugees to share their stories, Danielle travelled extensively in Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the United States. Her work has taken her to remote refugee camps, to land borders, to the seashore where migrant boats arrive, to immigration detention centres, and even to war zones.   Visit www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06202021 to learn more about Danielle, to reach her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

Preaching for the <a href="//www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06202021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time</a>, Danielle Vella offers a reflection on our call to enter into the raging storms that refugees and displaced peoples are navigating:    "Ultimately, however, they hope not only in the mercy and compassion of God Almighty but also in the mercy and compassion of their fellow human beings. It is this hope that propels them to go on those boats, to risk dying to live."   Danielle Vella is Director of Reconciliation Programs for the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), an international humanitarian organization that serves refugees in more than 50 countries worldwide. A journalist, Danielle has also has written extensively about the experiences of refugees struggling to find a new life and future. One of Danielle’s most recent projects was writing Dying to Live: Stories from Refugees on the Road to Freedom, which was published by Rowman &amp; Littlefield in February 2020. To interview refugees to share their stories, Danielle travelled extensively in Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the United States. Her work has taken her to remote refugee camps, to land borders, to the seashore where migrant boats arrive, to immigration detention centres, and even to war zones.   Visit <a href="//www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06202021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/06202021</a> to learn more about Danielle, to reach her preaching text, and for more preaching from Catholic women.

June 20, 2021: To risk dying to live with Danielle Vella

June 20 is World Refugee Day. While local headlines have taken over our consciousness even more than usual, our faith calls us to have a global vision. Plus, the COVID-19 pandemic has a disproportionate impact on those who are already vulnerable, including refugees. Many displaced persons live in close quarters in refugee camps or urban areas with limited access to healthcare. Global resettlement of refugees has been halted and international borders have been closed. All of these challenges pile up on the other challenges refugees face in the best of times. It’s why the world needs organizations like the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), which serves people displaced from their homes in over 50 countries around the world. Guest Danielle Vella is the director of reconciliation for JRS, and she has written a book of stories from her encounters with refugees called "Dying to Live: Stories from Refugees on the Road to Freedom."Danielle is from the tiny Mediterranean island nation of Malta, and she sat down with host Mike Jordan Laskey on the last day of her US book tour in early March, right before COVID-19 began its assault on North America. She shares incredible stories from her book and how her faith inspires her work.Danielle's book, Dying to Live: https://www.jrsusa.org/dying-to-live/JRS USA's World Refugee Day campaign: https://www.jrsusa.org/campaign/welcome-protect-world-refugee-day-2020/

June 20 is World Refugee Day. While local headlines have taken over our consciousness even more than usual, our faith calls us to have a global vision. Plus, the COVID-19 pandemic has a disproportionate impact on those who are already vulnerable, including refugees. Many displaced persons live in close quarters in refugee camps or urban areas with limited access to healthcare. Global resettlement of refugees has been halted and international borders have been closed. All of these challenges pile up on the other challenges refugees face in the best of times. It’s why the world needs organizations like the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), which serves people displaced from their homes in over 50 countries around the world. Guest Danielle Vella is the director of reconciliation for JRS, and she has written a book of stories from her encounters with refugees called "Dying to Live: Stories from Refugees on the Road to Freedom." Danielle is from the tiny Mediterranean island nation of Malta, and she sat down with host Mike Jordan Laskey on the last day of her US book tour in early March, right before COVID-19 began its assault on North America. She shares incredible stories from her book and how her faith inspires her work. Danielle's book, Dying to Live: <a href="https://www.jrsusa.org/dying-to-live/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jrsusa.org/dying-to-live/</a> JRS USA's World Refugee Day campaign: <a href="https://www.jrsusa.org/campaign/welcome-protect-world-refugee-day-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.jrsusa.org/campaign/welcome-protect-world-refugee-day-2020/</a>

World Refugee Day with Danielle Vella of Jesuit Refugee Service