Theology en la Plaza

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

Afghan refugees are processed at Ramstein Air Base Sept. 8 in Germany. (CNS/Olivier Douliery, pool via Reuters)

US military footprint in Afghanistan — and elsewhere — means we owe refugees

by M.T. Dávila

Sep 14, 2021

Theology en la Plaza: When we consider justice after war in situations where the U.S. has extended its military footprint, we are indebted to a much broader impacted population than only those who cooperated with our military.

U.S. flags are taped on a shipment of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in Bogota, Colombia, July 1. (CNS photo/Nathalia Angarita, Reuters)

Real presence in a time of ongoing pandemic

by Carmen Nanko-Fernández

Aug 2, 2021

Theology en la Plaza: Minimizing the anxieties of Catholics around their return to churches while inadequately addressing the prophylactic need for masks in congregational environments where vaccination statuses remain unknown is beyond irresponsible.

A young woman helps sanitize pews following a memorial Mass in English and Spanish on March 13 for parishioners who have died from COVID-19 at St. John-Visitation Church in the Bronx borough of New York. (CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz)

A theologian and a physician talk vaccinations Latinamente

by Miguel H. Díaz

May 18, 2021

Theology en la Plaza: The impact on Latin@s of COVID-19, social distancing, and vaccination hesitancy and accessibility has been on my mind. Dr. Maximo Brito, an expert in infectious diseases, offers some perspective.

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.

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US military footprint in Afghanistan — and elsewhere — means we owe refugees

Real presence in a time of ongoing pandemic

A theologian and a physician talk vaccinations Latinamente

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'

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