# Welcoming the Stranger: How One Texas Faith Community Aids Migrants at the U.S. and Mexico Borde

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Podcast: [Busted Halo Show w/Fr. Dave Dwyer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/busted-halo-show-w-fr-dave-dwyer-870675)
Published: 2026-06-25T12:32:00+00:00
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## Resource

As stories of immigration top the national and world news headlines, Father Dave welcomes author Mary Fontana to share her experience with a unique Catholic resource that serves the vulnerable at the border. Mary spotlights Annunciation House , a migrant shelter in El Paso, TX in her new book called " Strangers in the Province of Joy: Practicing Radical Hospitality on the US - Mexico Border. "

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