Welcome, Friends: Stories of Hope and Hospitality with Immigrants

A participatory conversation with Anton Flores-Maisonet about his book, Welcome, Friends: Stories of Hope and Hospitality with Immigrants.

Welcome, Friends is a book shaped by open doors, shared meals, late-night tears, and the unshakable belief that love crosses borders.

In these pages, Anton Flores-Maisonet weaves powerful stories of welcoming immigrants – from the grief-soaked silence of detention centers and immigration courts to the everyday grace of a welcome table set for strangers who become friends. With the clarity of a social worker, the tenderness of a father, and the conviction of a faith-rooted activist, Anton invites us into the sacred work of radical hospitality.

These stories are not just about immigrants – they are about all of us: our fears, our hopes, and our shared call to build a more beautiful world, one guest at a time.

Reading the book in advance is warmly invited but not expected. This program follows the author’s Cary Memorial Lecture.