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Seitz of El Paso, recounted during the ordination Mass how his own vocation to the priesthood was inspired in part by a Maryknoll missioner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Seitz heads the U.S. bishops\u2019 Committee on Migration, and in an interview after the ordination he called out the current administration for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryknollmagazine.org\/2025\/09\/false-narratives-of-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mistreatment of immigrants<\/a>. Never in his \u201cworst nightmare,\u201d he said, could he have imagined how immigrants here could be rounded up and treated like criminals, when the vast majority are just hard-working people seeking the stability and opportunity of the American Dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcoming the stranger is a <a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/bible\/matthew\/25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gospel mandate<\/a>, and this magazine regularly features the work of Maryknoll missioners serving vulnerable migrants, both in our country and abroad. Besides an interview with Bishop Seitz, this issue includes an article on a Maryknoll Affiliates couple assisting newcomers in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For well over 100 years Maryknoll missioners have served the downtrodden, emphasizing the inherent dignity possessed by each person \u2014 made in the image of God. 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