Brazilian Immigrants Find Comfort in Faith, Native Language
MELROSE PARK, Ill. – For some, a person’s cultural identity is defined by their skin color, political affiliation and often, by their sports team. For a few dozen Brazilians living in the Chicago suburbs, that identity comes mainly from their birthplace, family roots and religious background. The group of about 40 Roman Catholic immigrants from [...]
The Pacific Garden Mission: A Place of Refuge
Image by Louis Kreusel via Flickr In years past, Gerald Casey was a “shepherd of the devil,” he said, moving 15 kilos of cocaine a day to the streets of Chicago in a large drug cartel. After distributing cocaine for years, Casey found himself a victim of his own enterprise. His business had turned him [...]
