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She rents the house from the church.https://alexandragarreton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rs11138_img_8678s-scr-640x359.jpgRS11138_IMG_8678s-scr-640x359https://alexandragarreton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/01-cassandraandkatrina-1024x683.jpg01-CassandraAndKatrina-1024x683Cassandra and her dog, Katrina. “I miss New Orleans,” she says. “I didn’t want to come this far, but I had no other choice.”https://alexandragarreton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06-kitchen-1024x576.jpg06-Kitchen-1024x576“I’m content in where I’m at, sometimes I wasn’t, but I guess everybody has them kind of days,” says Cassandra. She recently went back to New Orleans to visit her family, but doesn’t plan on moving back.https://alexandragarreton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/04-highschoolphoto-1024x683.jpg04-HighschoolPhoto-1024x683A high school portrait shows a younger Cassandra.https://alexandragarreton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/03-hearth-1024x576.jpg03-Hearth-1024x576The mantel is covered with family photos and objects close to her faith.https://alexandragarreton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/07-housechurchbehindcassandra-1024x683.jpg07-HouseChurchBehindCassandra-1024x683Every Saturday, Cassandra walks next door to St. Brigid to attend the 4:00 p.m. Mass.https://alexandragarreton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/10-mlk-1024x683.jpg10-MLK-1024x683An image of Martin Luther King, Jr. hangs on the wall of St. Brigid. “It’s a beautiful service. 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