Theology en la Plaza

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

Querido Francisco

by Carmen Nanko-Fernández

Feb 24, 2020

Theology en la Plaza: In solidarity with the peoples of Amazonia, motivated by the Spirit's wild ways, may we have the power to remember, the humility to learn and the courage to act.

Good intentions, right representation and writing latinidad

by Carmen Nanko-Fernández

Feb 11, 2020

American Dirt is as much about México and immigration as The Godfather is about Italian American culture and family. Why does it take a fictional, atypical migrant's plight to shake up "regular people"?

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.

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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

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