Theology en la Plaza

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

Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. attempt to get off an inflatable raft with the help of a Texas Ranger officer April 5, 2021, in Roma, Texas, after they crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico. (CNS/Go Nakamura, Reuters)

What Pope Francis can teach us about how to respond to migrants

by M.T. Dávila

Apr 13, 2021

Theology en la Plaza: In his encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis proposes that welcoming, protecting, promoting and integrating migrants are key markers of truly human fraternity and friendship.

Mural of the sacred heart, called "Sagrado Corazón" by Jesus "CIMI" Alvarado at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in El Segundo Barrio, El Paso, Texas

This Lent, let's change fasting from self-improvement to 'cultural spring-cleaning'

by Jeremy V. Cruz

Mar 23, 2021

Theology en la Plaza - Two insights have altered my own experience with this practice of fasting. During this time of cascading grief and eco-social disasters, these insights help me view periodic fasting as life-giving, rather than life-sapping.

Pope Francis participates alongside thousands of young soccer athletes in a project to promote the values of sport and soccer at the Vatican May 24, 2019. (CNS/Reuters/Remo Casilli)

Pope Francis and his 'secular encyclical' on sport

by Carmen Nanko-Fernández

Mar 1, 2021

Theology en la Plaza: With a fan's enthusiasm, Pope Francis has produced what might be understood as a "canon within a canon" when it comes to sports and his ongoing development of a theology of encounter.

Interior of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome (U.S. Embassy to the Holy See)

What will US-Holy See diplomacy look like under the Biden administration?

by Miguel H. Díaz

Dec 15, 2020

Theology en la Plaza: The next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See will be able to use shared priorities as a way to build bridges and find common ground with Pope Francis in addressing the challenges of our times.

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What Pope Francis can teach us about how to respond to migrants

This Lent, let's change fasting from self-improvement to 'cultural spring-cleaning'

Pope Francis and his 'secular encyclical' on sport

What will US-Holy See diplomacy look like under the Biden administration?

I'll meet you at the cross: A post-election theology of encounter

The dead and the living deserve better than rushed reconciliation

Hyperfocus on abortion issue obscures call of common good

¡Virgen de la Caridad, save the United States!

'It is what it is.' The Assumption says no!

Architectures of hate kill human dignity by design

We breathe together

Walking with others in an age of social distancing

In a pandemic, when every day feels like Good Friday

Querido Francisco

Good intentions, right representation and writing latinidad

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

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