Theology en la Plaza

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

Pope Francis meets with students from North, Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean, during a Feb. 24 virtual dialogue as part of the Synod of Bishops on synodality. (Vatican Media)

After meeting with Pope Francis, college students watch for 'more than business as usual' in church

by Miguel H. Díaz

Mar 22, 2022

A Vatican commitment to develop and build bridges will work best when students are welcomed and fully invested in further synodal encounters, dialogues and actions.

A woman in Houston looks at a picture of her ultrasound at Houston Women's Reproductive Services Oct. 1, 2021. (CNS/Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)

4 ways the church can get ready for a post-Roe world

by M.T. Dávila

Jan 4, 2022

Theology en la Plaza: While "surrounding mothers with love" is certainly essential to addressing crisis pregnancies, there are national-level advocacy efforts that will impact the lives of women much more effectively.

The author's mother, Carmen Nanko, receives Communion from Fr. Robert Poveromo. (Courtesy of Chip and Karen Nanko)

US bishops' Eucharist teaching draft neglects realities on the ground

by Carmen Nanko-Fernández

Nov 11, 2021

Theology en la Plaza: The leaked draft of the U.S. bishops' Eucharist teaching demonstrates, in a number of ways, how disconnected the U.S. hierarchy has become from the real questions of these troubling times.

The Holy Spirit, traditionally depicted as a dove, is pictured in a stained-glass window at St. John Vianney Church in Lithia Springs, Georgia, in this May 4, 2015, file photo. (CNS/Georgia Bulletin/Michael Alexander)

A new beginning? Listening for a synodal church

by Miguel H. Díaz

Oct 22, 2021

Theology en la Plaza: This synodal process invites all the faithful, in particular our leaders, to do some soul-searching. We must listen intently, especially to those who have been marginalized in Catholic spaces. Church leaders must embrace a new beginning.

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After meeting with Pope Francis, college students watch for 'more than business as usual' in church

4 ways the church can get ready for a post-Roe world

US bishops' Eucharist teaching draft neglects realities on the ground

A new beginning? Listening for a synodal church

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?

The dead and the living deserve better than rushed reconciliation

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

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

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