Strangers in the Province of Joy: Practicing Radical Hospitality on the Us - Mexico Border - by Mary Fontana (Paperback)

Name: Strangers in the Province of Joy: Practicing Radical Hospitality on the Us - Mexico Border - by Mary Fontana (Paperback)
Brand: Orbis Books
SKU: 1006854780
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Annunciation House has a 45-year history of welcoming migrants and refugees, providing hospitality to over half a million migrants and refugees since 1978.
About the Author: Mary Fontana is a writer, researcher, and advocate with over 20 years of experience working with migrants and refugees on the US-Mexico border.
244 Pages
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Annunciation House has a 45-year history of welcoming migrants and refugees, providing hospitality to over half a million migrants and refugees since 1978. And it is through the individual human journeys that author Mary Fontana illustrates the complex forces driving global migration. Bringing the history, lives, and story of this Catholic migrant shelter in El Paso, TX, the witness of Annunciation House shown in this book challenges readers to explore the borders in their own lives and hearts.

About the Author

Mary Fontana is a writer, researcher, and advocate with over 20 years of experience working with migrants and refugees on the US-Mexico border. She has been affiliated with Annunciation House since 2004, serving as volunteer, house coordinator, and currently volunteer coordinator and board secretary. Her writing has been published in BorderLore, The Sun, Gonzaga Magazine, and America Magazine.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.25 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.2 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 244

Genre: Social Science

Publisher: Orbis Books

Format: Paperback

Author: Mary Fontana

Language: English

Street Date: April 22, 2026

TCIN: 1006854780

UPC: 9781626986558

Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-6720

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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