The American dream is at the center of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Díaz.
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Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
New data suggest Clinton, not Trump, won Catholic vote
Clinton may have narrowly won the Catholic vote, but there were huge differences between Hispanics and non-Hispanics.
Posted inFaith, News
Report commissioned by bishops finds diversity abounds in U.S. church
Catholic institutions and ministries need to adapt and prepare for growing diversity.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
On the U.S.-Mexico border, Catholics get out the vote
“Hispanics in this area have not always felt that their voices have been recognized or heard…the push is, if we don’t vote, we will remain invisible.”
Posted inFaith, Signs Of the Times
How diversity is keeping this Boston parish from closing
Better engaging Latino populations could be key to Catholic schools’ survival.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
The U.S. church needs Latino leaders from the growing West
It was disappointing and shocking to find that this year’s list of new U.S. cardinals did not include someone from the West.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
How can the church serve the Hispanic community at a time of rapid change?
Hispanics made up 70 percent of the church’s growth in the last 50 years.
Posted inFaith
Parishes must resist the myth of the ‘Latino threat’
Immigrants are not nuisances but fellow pilgrims on our shared spiritual journey.
Posted inCommunity
Latino Catholicism: A Discussion
Professor Timothy Matovina from the University of Notre Dame delivered this lecture on “Latino Catholicism,” on October 15, 2015.