Theology en la Plaza

This series features four theologians writing from distinctly Latin@ perspectives on matters impacting church and society.

Neighbors with nowhere to rest their heads

by Miguel H. Díaz

Jan 14, 2020

In his diplomatic corps address, Pope Francis spoke about the plight of internally displaced persons. We may think of victims of war or natural disasters. I think of another group: our nation's homeless.

The Advent posada is an act of resistance

by Arturo J. Bañuelas

Dec 10, 2019

In Advent all along both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border, families celebrate the popular posadas tradition where families and friends reenact Joseph and Mary's search for and denial of shelter. This same pattern of rejection is being lived by the over 55,000 refugees and asylum seekers who are literally knocking at our nation's door.

Encountering the Spirit in the symbols of the ancestors

by M.T. Dávila

Nov 11, 2019

This vandalism of Amazonian statues represented the many ways colonial violence has an ongoing and deep hold on Catholicism even today, especially in the U.S.

A legacy of Latin@́s theologizing on borderlands

by Carmen Nanko-Fernández

Oct 18, 2019

The timelessness of El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz's pastoral letter calling out white supremacy cannot be underestimated. However, commentators on the letter should also recognize that for over four decades Latin@́ theologians have articulated the urgent matters that are at stake in the borderlands.

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Neighbors with nowhere to rest their heads

The Advent posada is an act of resistance

Encountering the Spirit in the symbols of the ancestors

A legacy of Latin@́s theologizing on borderlands

Our 'common home' is burning

Faith is something best 'lived on one's feet'

Hate is not welcome aquí

Sneakers are never just sneakers

The risky business of doing 'mercifying' theology

The politics of baseball, from Fenway Park to the South Lawn

Young Leaders for Peace teach us to make room for difference

In memory of Jakelin and Felipe, we must have justice at the border

The sins of racism and family separation erode the sanctity of life

¡Cese la Represión! A call to conscience

Guadalupe and the future of our common home

The immigrant caravan is a wave of hope for America

One year after Hurricane Maria, can Puerto Rico be made whole?

Theological education needs more than a splash of ethnic color

Dispatch from a parish on the El Paso-Juárez border

With family separation at the border, asking questions is a moral obligation

Are you a Christian identity card carrier?

Play ball? Like Easter, interruptions to daily rhythms are sometimes needed