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Fundación Amerindia Oficina Ejecutiva, 2023

This chapter is about the influences of Mayan immigration on their home communities. Mayans from ... more This chapter is about the influences of Mayan immigration on their home communities. Mayans from Guatemala began immigrating to the USA only in the 1980s, pushed by the extreme violence of the time when tens of thousands were killed. The Mayans constructed transnational communities and they built up their towns, making better roads, schools and public infrastructure (Jonas & Rodríguez, 2014). They also made cultural, human advances. This chapter is about some of my dissertation work, comparing two towns, one rural and other other urban. I examine demographic characteristics of those in the survey as well as their perceptions of pertinent issues, like migration. I conclude that this research helps us understand the Mayans and learn from them about how to advance and integrate materially poor communities.

Pastoral Psychology, May 10, 2017

This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). ... more This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). They describe what is currently known about grief counseling, bringing us up to date about the latest research and what has been successful in working with clients. They seamlessly fit the theoretical foundation of grief counseling with its practice and process. This helps the reader to understand the relationship between grief counseling and other kinds of counseling. The book includes chapters that help counselors reflect on the quality of their own work. The book's style is easy to read and filled with examples, yet also a resource for further study. It does not have explicit references for grief counseling in religious settings, though its principles are applicable to religious settings. Moreover, the book provides a social-historical context of grief counseling, helping the reader understand how far the science has advanced since the 1960s. This resource is valuable for pastoral counselors, care-givers, and others that minister to people in grieving situations.

Springer eBooks, 2017

Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s... more Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s and early 1980s. It has been traced to the intense experience of violence, known as the “scorched earth” policy, adopted by the Guatemalan government during the 1980s as a means to defeat the guerrillas. Guatemala’s difficult conditions and the transnational social networks migrants created facilitated increased migration from the 1990s until today. The 1986 amnesty bill signed by President Ronald Reagan made 50,000 Guatemalans eligible to become permanent residents. At the same time, the 1986 law provided the first legal structures to criminalize undocumented U.S. workers and employers. In 1996, new legislation built upon this structure and detailed individual acts and convictions, e.g. as small as not wearing a seat belt, to affect whether a current or hopeful migrant could be denied an immigrant benefit in the United States. The evidence shows how public sentiment has led legislatures to expand enforcement policies that have harmed migrants, damaged American towns and cities, and created problems for migrant integration in sending countries. The presentation in this chapter builds upon the expansion of the liberal democratic paradox, giving evidence that immigration policy is damaging our commitment to enhance and promote family unification that was established by the 1965 migration legislation. Based on fieldwork in sending communities in the Guatemalan highlands, this chapter evaluates potential consequences of future immigration reform by looking at current consequences of immigration law for the Guatemalan respondents interviewed in the study.

Deportation and Return in a Border-Restricted World, 2017

Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s... more Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s and early 1980s. It has been traced to the intense experience of violence, known as the “scorched earth” policy, adopted by the Guatemalan government during the 1980s as a means to defeat the guerrillas. Guatemala’s difficult conditions and the transnational social networks migrants created facilitated increased migration from the 1990s until today. The 1986 amnesty bill signed by President Ronald Reagan made 50,000 Guatemalans eligible to become permanent residents. At the same time, the 1986 law provided the first legal structures to criminalize undocumented U.S. workers and employers. In 1996, new legislation built upon this structure and detailed individual acts and convictions, e.g. as small as not wearing a seat belt, to affect whether a current or hopeful migrant could be denied an immigrant benefit in the United States. The evidence shows how public sentiment has led legislatures to expand enforcement policies that have harmed migrants, damaged American towns and cities, and created problems for migrant integration in sending countries. The presentation in this chapter builds upon the expansion of the liberal democratic paradox, giving evidence that immigration policy is damaging our commitment to enhance and promote family unification that was established by the 1965 migration legislation. Based on fieldwork in sending communities in the Guatemalan highlands, this chapter evaluates potential consequences of future immigration reform by looking at current consequences of immigration law for the Guatemalan respondents interviewed in the study.

This interim report forms part of a study that led to a final study “The Rehabilitation and Retro... more This interim report forms part of a study that led to a final study “The Rehabilitation and Retrofit-ting of Consolidated Self-Built Housing, and the Regeneration of the Innerburbs in Latin America: Towards a Policy Agenda for the Next Decade which was presented by the aforementioned stu-dents at a capstone conference workshop of the Latin American Housing Network meeting held

Care Management Journals, 2015

THE CANCER CHRONICLES : UNLOCKIN G MEDICINE'S DEEPEST MYSTERY George Johnson New York: Alfred... more THE CANCER CHRONICLES : UNLOCKIN G MEDICINE'S DEEPEST MYSTERY George Johnson New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Incorporated, 2013, 284 pp., $27.95 (paperback).My 72-year-old father recently became one of the rare patients to be diagnosed with "blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm" leukemia, an aggressive cancer that is difficult to treat. The doctors at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he is being treated, make conference calls with other doctors and teams throughout the world to understand the successes and failures that they had with other patients. They aim to deliver the kind of chemotherapy that will put the cancer in remission so that my father may get a bone marrow transplant that could extend his life. In light of this personal experience, I appreciated the work of George Johnson in his book The Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery. As most of us will be touched by someone diagnosed with cancer, if not have cancer ourselves, J...

Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s... more Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s and early 1980s. It has been traced to the intense experience of violence, known as the “scorched earth” policy, adopted by the Guatemalan government during the 1980s as a means to defeat the guerrillas. Guatemala’s difficult conditions and the transnational social networks migrants created facilitated increased migration from the 1990s until today. The 1986 amnesty bill signed by President Ronald Reagan made 50,000 Guatemalans eligible to become permanent residents. At the same time, the 1986 law provided the first legal structures to criminalize undocumented U.S. workers and employers. In 1996, new legislation built upon this structure and detailed individual acts and convictions, e.g. as small as not wearing a seat belt, to affect whether a current or hopeful migrant could be denied an immigrant benefit in the United States. The evidence shows how public sentiment has led legislature...

Pastoral Psychology, 2019

A growing body of theological and social science research is examining basic problems of racism w... more A growing body of theological and social science research is examining basic problems of racism within the Catholic Church. The author investigates whether educational differences among new members of Catholic religious institutes vary by race or ethnicity and whether this is indicative of racial or ethnic discrimination. The literature review examines the belief systems that underpin what people believe about the causes of inequality. Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to believe that social structures cause inequality. Whites are more likely to believe that individual efforts cause inequality. The author's data come from a U.S. national survey of new members of Catholic religious institutes. Blacks and Hispanics had lower levels of education than Whites or Asians when they entered their institute (time one). They also had lower levels of education when they took the survey (time two). However, there are no significant differences between Blacks and Hispanics in educational level acquired as a member of their institute compared to Whites. This article explains the subtlety of racism in religious institutes and suggests that religious institutes recruit more people of color.

Pastoral Psychology, 2017

This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). ... more This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). They describe what is currently known about grief counseling, bringing us up to date about the latest research and what has been successful in working with clients. They seamlessly fit the theoretical foundation of grief counseling with its practice and process. This helps the reader to understand the relationship between grief counseling and other kinds of counseling. The book includes chapters that help counselors reflect on the quality of their own work. The book's style is easy to read and filled with examples, yet also a resource for further study. It does not have explicit references for grief counseling in religious settings, though its principles are applicable to religious settings. Moreover, the book provides a social-historical context of grief counseling, helping the reader understand how far the science has advanced since the 1960s. This resource is valuable for pastoral counselors, care-givers, and others that minister to people in grieving situations.

Sharing: A Journal of Christian Healing, 2020

The steps we have taken to reduce our likelihood to catch Coronavirus has reshaped how we think a... more The steps we have taken to reduce our likelihood to catch Coronavirus has reshaped how we think and live. For some of us, the changes cause unbearable pain, both physical and mental. How is it that some people are better at bearing pain and integrating new, sometimes tragic, events into their daily lives and others less so? Pages 7 to 10.

Pastoral Psychology, 2019

A growing body of theological and social science research is examining basic problems of racism w... more A growing body of theological and social science research is examining basic problems of racism within the Catholic Church. The author investigates whether educational differences among new members of Catholic religious institutes vary by race or ethnicity and whether this is indicative of racial or ethnic discrimination. The literature review examines the belief systems that underpin what people believe about the causes of inequality. Blacks and His- panics are more likely to believe that social structures cause inequality. Whites are more likely to believe that individual efforts cause inequality. The author’s data come from a U.S. national survey of new members of Catholic religious institutes. Blacks and Hispanics had lower levels of education than Whites or Asians when they entered their institute (time one). They also had lower levels of education when they took the survey (time two). However, there are no significant differences between Blacks and Hispanics in educational level acquired as a member of their institute compared to Whites. This article explains the subtlety of racism in religious institutes and suggests that religious institutes recruit more people of color.

Los mayas de América Central han estado migrando por cientos de años. En la historia reciente, l... more Los mayas de América Central han estado migrando por cientos de años. En la historia reciente, los mayas de Guatemala y el sur de México han migrado por primera vez a los EE.UU. en los 80s. Ellos huyeron de la violencia, que mató a cientos de miles de personas, y de las amenazas contra su estilo de vida. A lo largo de los años, los mayas han construido redes transnacionales entre sus comunidades en el Altiplano y en sus nuevas comunidades en los EE.UU (Jonas and Rodríguez 2014). Las comunidades tienen transformaciones visibles, como calles pavimentadas, casas con dos o más pisos, nuevos negocios, etc. (Jonas and Rodríguez 2014:148). Esta es la cultura material. La cultura humana también muestra avances, con la educación y las relaciones socio-económicas. Los científicos que estudian las comunidades mayas incluyen antropólogos, geógrafos, sociólogos, teólogos, políticos, etc. Mi estudio destacó el punto de vista de los mayas sobre un rango de asuntos, incluyendo migración, economía, y relaciones exteriores con los EE.UU.

Blog Post, University of Texas at Austin Sociology

Care Management Journals, 2015

Books by Paul Kasun

Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s... more Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s and early 1980s. It has been traced to the intense experience of violence, known as the " scorched earth " policy, adopted by the Guatemalan government during the 1980s as a means to defeat the guerrillas. Guatemala's difficult conditions and the transnational social networks migrants created facilitated increased migration from the 1990s until today. The 1986 amnesty bill signed by President Ronald Reagan made 50,000 Guatemalans eligible to become permanent residents. At the same time, the 1986 law provided the first legal structures to criminalize undocumented U.S. workers and employers. In 1996, new legislation built upon this structure and detailed individual acts and convictions, e.g. as small as not wearing a seat belt, to affect whether a current or hopeful migrant could be denied an immigrant benefit in the United States. The evidence shows how public sentiment has led legislatures to expand enforcement policies that have harmed migrants, damaged American towns and cities, and created problems for migrant integration in sending countries. The presentation in this chapter builds upon the expansion of the liberal democratic paradox, giving evidence that immigration policy is damaging our commitment to enhance and promote family unification that was established by the 1965 migration legislation. Based on fieldwork in sending communities in the Guatemalan highlands, this chapter evaluates potential consequences of future immigration reform by looking at current consequences of immigration law for the Guatemalan respondents interviewed in the study.

Book Reviews by Paul Kasun

http://catholicbooksreview.org/, 2024

Frank Macchia’s book is an important theological work that describes Christology from the perspec... more Frank Macchia’s book is an important theological work that describes Christology from the perspective of the Pentecost and the Pentecostal Church. Macchia states, “The purpose of this book is to view all of the events of Christ’s life and mission through the lens of their fulfillment at Pentecost (6).” This book review describes the argument of his thesis, and at the end, I critically examine his theology from a Catholic perspective.

This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). ... more This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). They describe what is currently known about grief counseling, bringing us up to date about the latest research and what has been successful in working with clients. They seamlessly fit the theoretical foundation of grief counseling with its practice and process. This helps the reader to understand the relationship between grief counseling and other kinds of counseling. The book includes chapters that help counselors reflect on the quality of their own work. The book’s style is easy to read and filled with examples, yet also a resource for further study. It does not have explicit references for grief counseling in religious settings, though its principles are applicable to religious settings. Moreover, the book provides a social-historical context of grief counseling, helping the reader understand how far the science has advanced since the 1960s. This resource is valuable for pastoral counselors, care-givers, and others that minister to people in grieving situations.

Fundación Amerindia Oficina Ejecutiva, 2023

This chapter is about the influences of Mayan immigration on their home communities. Mayans from ... more This chapter is about the influences of Mayan immigration on their home communities. Mayans from Guatemala began immigrating to the USA only in the 1980s, pushed by the extreme violence of the time when tens of thousands were killed. The Mayans constructed transnational communities and they built up their towns, making better roads, schools and public infrastructure (Jonas & Rodríguez, 2014). They also made cultural, human advances. This chapter is about some of my dissertation work, comparing two towns, one rural and other other urban. I examine demographic characteristics of those in the survey as well as their perceptions of pertinent issues, like migration. I conclude that this research helps us understand the Mayans and learn from them about how to advance and integrate materially poor communities.

Pastoral Psychology, May 10, 2017

This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). ... more This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). They describe what is currently known about grief counseling, bringing us up to date about the latest research and what has been successful in working with clients. They seamlessly fit the theoretical foundation of grief counseling with its practice and process. This helps the reader to understand the relationship between grief counseling and other kinds of counseling. The book includes chapters that help counselors reflect on the quality of their own work. The book's style is easy to read and filled with examples, yet also a resource for further study. It does not have explicit references for grief counseling in religious settings, though its principles are applicable to religious settings. Moreover, the book provides a social-historical context of grief counseling, helping the reader understand how far the science has advanced since the 1960s. This resource is valuable for pastoral counselors, care-givers, and others that minister to people in grieving situations.

Springer eBooks, 2017

Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s... more Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s and early 1980s. It has been traced to the intense experience of violence, known as the “scorched earth” policy, adopted by the Guatemalan government during the 1980s as a means to defeat the guerrillas. Guatemala’s difficult conditions and the transnational social networks migrants created facilitated increased migration from the 1990s until today. The 1986 amnesty bill signed by President Ronald Reagan made 50,000 Guatemalans eligible to become permanent residents. At the same time, the 1986 law provided the first legal structures to criminalize undocumented U.S. workers and employers. In 1996, new legislation built upon this structure and detailed individual acts and convictions, e.g. as small as not wearing a seat belt, to affect whether a current or hopeful migrant could be denied an immigrant benefit in the United States. The evidence shows how public sentiment has led legislatures to expand enforcement policies that have harmed migrants, damaged American towns and cities, and created problems for migrant integration in sending countries. The presentation in this chapter builds upon the expansion of the liberal democratic paradox, giving evidence that immigration policy is damaging our commitment to enhance and promote family unification that was established by the 1965 migration legislation. Based on fieldwork in sending communities in the Guatemalan highlands, this chapter evaluates potential consequences of future immigration reform by looking at current consequences of immigration law for the Guatemalan respondents interviewed in the study.

Deportation and Return in a Border-Restricted World, 2017

Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s... more Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s and early 1980s. It has been traced to the intense experience of violence, known as the “scorched earth” policy, adopted by the Guatemalan government during the 1980s as a means to defeat the guerrillas. Guatemala’s difficult conditions and the transnational social networks migrants created facilitated increased migration from the 1990s until today. The 1986 amnesty bill signed by President Ronald Reagan made 50,000 Guatemalans eligible to become permanent residents. At the same time, the 1986 law provided the first legal structures to criminalize undocumented U.S. workers and employers. In 1996, new legislation built upon this structure and detailed individual acts and convictions, e.g. as small as not wearing a seat belt, to affect whether a current or hopeful migrant could be denied an immigrant benefit in the United States. The evidence shows how public sentiment has led legislatures to expand enforcement policies that have harmed migrants, damaged American towns and cities, and created problems for migrant integration in sending countries. The presentation in this chapter builds upon the expansion of the liberal democratic paradox, giving evidence that immigration policy is damaging our commitment to enhance and promote family unification that was established by the 1965 migration legislation. Based on fieldwork in sending communities in the Guatemalan highlands, this chapter evaluates potential consequences of future immigration reform by looking at current consequences of immigration law for the Guatemalan respondents interviewed in the study.

This interim report forms part of a study that led to a final study “The Rehabilitation and Retro... more This interim report forms part of a study that led to a final study “The Rehabilitation and Retrofit-ting of Consolidated Self-Built Housing, and the Regeneration of the Innerburbs in Latin America: Towards a Policy Agenda for the Next Decade which was presented by the aforementioned stu-dents at a capstone conference workshop of the Latin American Housing Network meeting held

Care Management Journals, 2015

THE CANCER CHRONICLES : UNLOCKIN G MEDICINE'S DEEPEST MYSTERY George Johnson New York: Alfred... more THE CANCER CHRONICLES : UNLOCKIN G MEDICINE'S DEEPEST MYSTERY George Johnson New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Incorporated, 2013, 284 pp., $27.95 (paperback).My 72-year-old father recently became one of the rare patients to be diagnosed with "blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm" leukemia, an aggressive cancer that is difficult to treat. The doctors at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he is being treated, make conference calls with other doctors and teams throughout the world to understand the successes and failures that they had with other patients. They aim to deliver the kind of chemotherapy that will put the cancer in remission so that my father may get a bone marrow transplant that could extend his life. In light of this personal experience, I appreciated the work of George Johnson in his book The Cancer Chronicles: Unlocking Medicine's Deepest Mystery. As most of us will be touched by someone diagnosed with cancer, if not have cancer ourselves, J...

Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s... more Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s and early 1980s. It has been traced to the intense experience of violence, known as the “scorched earth” policy, adopted by the Guatemalan government during the 1980s as a means to defeat the guerrillas. Guatemala’s difficult conditions and the transnational social networks migrants created facilitated increased migration from the 1990s until today. The 1986 amnesty bill signed by President Ronald Reagan made 50,000 Guatemalans eligible to become permanent residents. At the same time, the 1986 law provided the first legal structures to criminalize undocumented U.S. workers and employers. In 1996, new legislation built upon this structure and detailed individual acts and convictions, e.g. as small as not wearing a seat belt, to affect whether a current or hopeful migrant could be denied an immigrant benefit in the United States. The evidence shows how public sentiment has led legislature...

Pastoral Psychology, 2019

A growing body of theological and social science research is examining basic problems of racism w... more A growing body of theological and social science research is examining basic problems of racism within the Catholic Church. The author investigates whether educational differences among new members of Catholic religious institutes vary by race or ethnicity and whether this is indicative of racial or ethnic discrimination. The literature review examines the belief systems that underpin what people believe about the causes of inequality. Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to believe that social structures cause inequality. Whites are more likely to believe that individual efforts cause inequality. The author's data come from a U.S. national survey of new members of Catholic religious institutes. Blacks and Hispanics had lower levels of education than Whites or Asians when they entered their institute (time one). They also had lower levels of education when they took the survey (time two). However, there are no significant differences between Blacks and Hispanics in educational level acquired as a member of their institute compared to Whites. This article explains the subtlety of racism in religious institutes and suggests that religious institutes recruit more people of color.

Pastoral Psychology, 2017

This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). ... more This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). They describe what is currently known about grief counseling, bringing us up to date about the latest research and what has been successful in working with clients. They seamlessly fit the theoretical foundation of grief counseling with its practice and process. This helps the reader to understand the relationship between grief counseling and other kinds of counseling. The book includes chapters that help counselors reflect on the quality of their own work. The book's style is easy to read and filled with examples, yet also a resource for further study. It does not have explicit references for grief counseling in religious settings, though its principles are applicable to religious settings. Moreover, the book provides a social-historical context of grief counseling, helping the reader understand how far the science has advanced since the 1960s. This resource is valuable for pastoral counselors, care-givers, and others that minister to people in grieving situations.

Sharing: A Journal of Christian Healing, 2020

The steps we have taken to reduce our likelihood to catch Coronavirus has reshaped how we think a... more The steps we have taken to reduce our likelihood to catch Coronavirus has reshaped how we think and live. For some of us, the changes cause unbearable pain, both physical and mental. How is it that some people are better at bearing pain and integrating new, sometimes tragic, events into their daily lives and others less so? Pages 7 to 10.

Pastoral Psychology, 2019

A growing body of theological and social science research is examining basic problems of racism w... more A growing body of theological and social science research is examining basic problems of racism within the Catholic Church. The author investigates whether educational differences among new members of Catholic religious institutes vary by race or ethnicity and whether this is indicative of racial or ethnic discrimination. The literature review examines the belief systems that underpin what people believe about the causes of inequality. Blacks and His- panics are more likely to believe that social structures cause inequality. Whites are more likely to believe that individual efforts cause inequality. The author’s data come from a U.S. national survey of new members of Catholic religious institutes. Blacks and Hispanics had lower levels of education than Whites or Asians when they entered their institute (time one). They also had lower levels of education when they took the survey (time two). However, there are no significant differences between Blacks and Hispanics in educational level acquired as a member of their institute compared to Whites. This article explains the subtlety of racism in religious institutes and suggests that religious institutes recruit more people of color.

Los mayas de América Central han estado migrando por cientos de años. En la historia reciente, l... more Los mayas de América Central han estado migrando por cientos de años. En la historia reciente, los mayas de Guatemala y el sur de México han migrado por primera vez a los EE.UU. en los 80s. Ellos huyeron de la violencia, que mató a cientos de miles de personas, y de las amenazas contra su estilo de vida. A lo largo de los años, los mayas han construido redes transnacionales entre sus comunidades en el Altiplano y en sus nuevas comunidades en los EE.UU (Jonas and Rodríguez 2014). Las comunidades tienen transformaciones visibles, como calles pavimentadas, casas con dos o más pisos, nuevos negocios, etc. (Jonas and Rodríguez 2014:148). Esta es la cultura material. La cultura humana también muestra avances, con la educación y las relaciones socio-económicas. Los científicos que estudian las comunidades mayas incluyen antropólogos, geógrafos, sociólogos, teólogos, políticos, etc. Mi estudio destacó el punto de vista de los mayas sobre un rango de asuntos, incluyendo migración, economía, y relaciones exteriores con los EE.UU.

Blog Post, University of Texas at Austin Sociology

Care Management Journals, 2015

Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s... more Mayan migration from Guatemala to the United States is a phenomenon that began in the later 1970s and early 1980s. It has been traced to the intense experience of violence, known as the " scorched earth " policy, adopted by the Guatemalan government during the 1980s as a means to defeat the guerrillas. Guatemala's difficult conditions and the transnational social networks migrants created facilitated increased migration from the 1990s until today. The 1986 amnesty bill signed by President Ronald Reagan made 50,000 Guatemalans eligible to become permanent residents. At the same time, the 1986 law provided the first legal structures to criminalize undocumented U.S. workers and employers. In 1996, new legislation built upon this structure and detailed individual acts and convictions, e.g. as small as not wearing a seat belt, to affect whether a current or hopeful migrant could be denied an immigrant benefit in the United States. The evidence shows how public sentiment has led legislatures to expand enforcement policies that have harmed migrants, damaged American towns and cities, and created problems for migrant integration in sending countries. The presentation in this chapter builds upon the expansion of the liberal democratic paradox, giving evidence that immigration policy is damaging our commitment to enhance and promote family unification that was established by the 1965 migration legislation. Based on fieldwork in sending communities in the Guatemalan highlands, this chapter evaluates potential consequences of future immigration reform by looking at current consequences of immigration law for the Guatemalan respondents interviewed in the study.

http://catholicbooksreview.org/, 2024

Frank Macchia’s book is an important theological work that describes Christology from the perspec... more Frank Macchia’s book is an important theological work that describes Christology from the perspective of the Pentecost and the Pentecostal Church. Macchia states, “The purpose of this book is to view all of the events of Christ’s life and mission through the lens of their fulfillment at Pentecost (6).” This book review describes the argument of his thesis, and at the end, I critically examine his theology from a Catholic perspective.

This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). ... more This is an extended book review of the second edition of the book by Harris and Winokuer (2016). They describe what is currently known about grief counseling, bringing us up to date about the latest research and what has been successful in working with clients. They seamlessly fit the theoretical foundation of grief counseling with its practice and process. This helps the reader to understand the relationship between grief counseling and other kinds of counseling. The book includes chapters that help counselors reflect on the quality of their own work. The book’s style is easy to read and filled with examples, yet also a resource for further study. It does not have explicit references for grief counseling in religious settings, though its principles are applicable to religious settings. Moreover, the book provides a social-historical context of grief counseling, helping the reader understand how far the science has advanced since the 1960s. This resource is valuable for pastoral counselors, care-givers, and others that minister to people in grieving situations.