Mary Jo Leddy is a writer, speaker, theologian, and social activist. She is widely recognized for her work with refugees at Toronto’s Romero House. She is the author of numerous books, including At the Border Called Hope: Where Refugees Are Neighbours, Our Friendly Local Terrorist, and The Other Face of God: When the Stranger Calls Us Home. Her works have been finalists for Toronto Book Award and the Trillium Book Award. In 1996, she received the Order of Canada.