Universal Voices is back with an all new mini-series. This season we explore how different folks within the Universal Church are experiencing community within the Body of Christ. In this episode, Alissa welcomes Katie Holler and Viridiana Herrera of The Dorothea Project. The Dorothea Project is a community of Catholic women formed by Catholic Social Teaching, called to speak truth and defend human dignity. The three women spend time talking about the beauty and power of women coming together to act and move in the defense of human dignity. They also chat about:

• Motherhood.
• The power of belonging and connection.
• Vidi's gift of gab. :)
• The Holy Spirit present in connection between persons.
• The longing to be seen, known and safe.
• How The Dorothea Project began.
• CST as a best kept secret.
• The beauty and variety of gifts, talents and backgrounds of the women that are drawn into The Dorothea Project.
• "On Earth As it is in Heaven.
• The beauty of CST being rooted in the tenets of the Catholic faith and The Gospel.
• Women Leading.

Find out more about The Dorothea Project here or find them on Instagram here.

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Katie Holler is, in no particular order, a community organizer, a wife, a mom, and a Gilmore Girls enthusiast. She currently organizes moms for universal childcare and founded The Dorothea Project to organize Catholic women to take action in defense of human dignity rooted in Catholic Social Teaching. She also teaches social work part time at Franciscan University. In her very limited free time, Katie likes baking, listening to podcasts, and dreaming of a more just society.

Viridiana Herrera Solis is a catechist and Catholic Youth Minister in Bakersfield, California. She has a background in tech and data, but is currently pursuing a degree in Speech Language Pathology. Within the Dorothea Project, Viridiana serves on the Intercessory Prayer Team and Social Media Team. In her spare time she loves to write, make candles, create small sculptures, and create prayerful retreats for her friends.

Alfredo Flores nació en Cancún, Quintana Roo, donde creció rodeado de una familia y de una formación que lo guiaron por el camino del servicio. Más tarde, se mudó a la Ciudad de México y, gracias a la influencia de los salesianos, creció y maduró en la fe cristiana. Es licenciado en marketing, una carrera que le ha permitido desarrollar habilidades organizativas, comunicativas y de liderazgo a través de diversas organizaciones de servicio en su parroquia. En ellas ha encontrado comunidad y sanación para su depresión.

Puedes encontrarlo en Facebook, @AlfredoFloresH, e Instagram, @Alfredofh.

Alfredo Flores

Healing and Serving in Community

Alfredo Flores was born in Cancún in the state of Quintana Roo, where he grew up surrounded by a family and a formation that guided him along the path of service. Later, he moved to Mexico City and, through the influence of the Salesians, grew in his Christian faith. He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing, a career that has allowed him to develop organizational, communication, and leadership skills through various service organizations at his parish. Through them, he has found community, but also healing for depression.

You can find him at: Facebook, @AlfredoFloresH, and Instagram, @Alfredofh.

Universal Voices is back with an all new mini-series. This season we explore how different folks within the Universal Church are experiencing community within the Body of Christ. In this episode, Alissa welcomes Karina Breceda. Alissa and Karina discuss Fr. Rick Thomas whose case for canonization was recently opened. Fr. Rick was a central figure in Karina's life and she credits him for leading her to the work with migrants that she now does. The two chat about the rich community Fr. Thomas shepherded and how his model of prayer, joy, obedience, and service left a lasting impression. In this episode you'll also hear the two talk about:

• The blessing of place.
• The multiplication of Christmas Dinner.
• The miracle of a dump that becomes a "city on a hill."
• Being crazy for Jesus.
• The only thing that makes sense.
• Fr. Thomas' prophetic witness in creating a youth center.
• Being the 2025 version of the work of the Gospel.
• Being one day saints like Father Thomas.

The video we reference (in which Father Thomas is interviewed about Christmas Dinner can be found here or by searching "The Glory of God" - Juarez Full Length on Youtube.

Karina Breceda is a Fronteriza activist and cross-border advocate focusing on pro-life migrant work. She is Co-Founder and Director of Stela and Casa Maris, shelters located on both sides of the US/MX international border serving pregnant women and children seeking refuge.