Latinos Exploring Bilingual Futures for Their Churches
Latinos Exploring Bilingual Futures for Their Churches
By Luz Lazo, Washington Post Unlike their immigrant parents who strive to learn English, some younger English-speaking and bilingual Hispanics are so immersed in the American culture that they are choosing […]
The Harshness of Belief: Growing up with a Loose Faith
By Oscar Barajas I really wish I was a better Catholic. I know that it is more than just going to church. I know that it is more than clasping […]
“Wolf” Examines The Totality Of Sexual Abuse
Austin, Texas — “Wolf” is the latest film and the first feature length film by Ya’Ke Smith, which premiered at South by Southwest. The film deals with the particularly deep subject […]
For Latinos, Religion And Politics Don’t Mix
Do Latinos see the role of government differently than others? For all the pundits and strategists who are trying to figure and plot Latino behavior at the polls, I have […]
Latino Congregations Unite To Fight Alabama Law
This Thanksgiving won’t be like others in Alabama, at least not in the Latino churches and congregations. Latino churches have managed to slip under the English language radar in that state, and there, almost unnoticed, they’ve […]
Feminism Is For Latinas, Too
I remember the exact moment I became a feminist. Imagine a chubby, 12 year-old Oh Hells Nah bored at church. I was daydreaming (probably about food, as I often did) […]
The First Time You Witness Murder Is The Hardest
To this day, I cannot repress, suppress or otherwise erase the image of the first man I ever saw die. Even now my mind performs an odd ritual of vivisection. […]