Category: Faith
A fall from grace for one priest leads to a life of redemption and reinvention
By Diane Romero Singerman LatinaLista Albert Cutié was one of the most visible priests in the world courtesy of his Miami-based Spanish-language media ministry. This young Puerto Rican-born priest was a household name at the height of his popularity among the Spanish-speaking faithful who religiously watched his nationally televised show Padre Alberto. Yet, Father Cutié [...]
Connecting the Catholic Hispanic Community
El Tiempo Hispano Catholic Relief Services (CRS), one of the largest faith-based international aid organizations in the United States and one of the world’s foremost agencies for humanitarian aid and disaster relief, further enhanced its outreach efforts to U.S. Hispanics. Through an updated digital platform, CRS will offer Hispanics a better way to connect with [...]
Latino and Muslim: A growing minority
By Audris Ponce The Venture HOUSTON — Latino and Muslim are two words that come charged with various sentiments in American society. Being a Latino Muslim comes with the challenge of facing both religious and ethnic ostracism. Juan Alvarado was raised Catholic by his Dominican parents but converted to Islam at the end of his [...]
DREAM Act Sabbath
MetroLatinoUSA WASHINGTON, DC — Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and more than a dozen religious leaders representing a broad variety of faith traditions, today announced a DREAM Act Sabbath – an initiative enlisting churches, synagogues, and mosques around the country to dedicate time during their regular weekly worship service [...]
Catholic program aims at building peace in Mexico
By Pablo Jaime Sáinz La Prensa San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA — A non-profit Catholic organization announced this week in San Diego that it will start a pilot program in three Mexican states that will aim to contribute to peace building in Mexico. Lynnette Asselin, Mexico’s representative for Catholic Relief Services (CRS), said that the [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: Raising the bar on treating the homeless
LatinaLista — San Antonio’s newest and largest facility serving homeless adults and children draws attention because it isn’t just another place where the homeless find refuge. Haven for Hope raises the bar on helping the homeless by creating the first “Homeless Transformation Campus” in the country. Citing their mission as “to transform and save lives,” [...]
Virtual summit empowers women to make an impact on the world
LatinaLista — Wherever we look around the world, and even in our own backyards, we see women are taking bolder stands — running for political office, challenging social injustice or human rights abuses, leading coalitions, communities and governments. Some say the world is on the cusp of a new era that is rebalancing today’s culture [...]
Study finds Latinas forego cancer screenings leaving outcome to God
LatinaLista — At one point in each of our lives, we’ve heard our mothers, abuelas, tias, sisters, and heck, we may have even uttered words to the effect of “God’s Will, be done.” It’s an attitude that automatically surrenders our ability to change the outcome of a given situation.The older generation calls it faith. Researchers [...]
Forest Lawn cemetery wants to be the top destination for Latinos on Dia de los Muertos
LatinaLista — The name “Forest Lawn” is world renown as the final resting place for Hollywood’s greatest names in show business. Yet, Forest Lawn isn’t a typical cemetery. With nine separate cemeteries throughout Southern California, Forest Lawn also is known locally for holding special community events on their grounds. They even have museum exhibits for [...]
FL’s Pastor Jones shows being within your rights to do something doesn’t make it right
LatinaLista — There was literally a collective sigh heard today around the world when Florida Pastor Terry Jones announced he had “changed” his mind about this weekend’s burning of the Quran. Though legal analysts say Jones was within his First Amendment rights to do such a thing, common sense prevailed that it wasn’t the right [...]
