LatinaLista — A new study titled Study of Recent Vocations to Religious Life reports that among the “religious-in-training” the majority are Latino. The new members’ total is likely higher than the 4,000 surveyed, as some religious institutes did not respond. The study’s findings, which did not include diocesan priesthood, show an increased diversity in ethnicity, [...]
Taking the lead to keep classical music alive among a new generation
Professional symphony music conductor Sonia Marie De León de Vega shares her love of classical music with families and Latino communities through programs and concerts that bring classical music “home.” LatinaLista — When most young girls dream of a career in music, it usually includes visions of strutting across a stage in a sexy outfit [...]
One side effect of a broken immigration system — corruption — thrives on this side of the border too
LatinaLista — For those of us who advocate the government get started on reforming the nation’s immigration system, President Obama’s announcement that he’s pushing back the issue on his agenda until other priorities, like health care, get resolved are disappointing. Mexico President Felipe Calderon and President Obama share a moment at the North American summit [...]
Guest Voz: Senate Majority Leader Reid says lack of Republican support can’t take away significance of Sotomayor confirmation
By Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) In reviewing the biography of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, it quickly becomes clear that she had to overcome many challenges to arrive where she is at today. The last challenge of her professional career was trying to convince Republican senators that she was qualified to be a Supreme Court [...]
Worker’s Cup Soccer Tournament mixes fun with political activism
LatinaLista — There’s no doubt that the Presidential campaign of 2008 will go down in history for a variety of reasons. One of those is the amount of political activism it inspired among people who never before dreamt of getting involved in politics. Political activism is alive and well wherever we look — from Facebook [...]
Laredo, Texas mayor makes Sotomayor’s confirmation a “teachable moment” for the children of his city
LatinaLista — One Twitterer that I follow posted the understatement of the day: “Did anything happen today?” Confirmed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor For millions of Latinos across the country, there was a swelling of collective pride over the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor as the first Latina and third woman to join the bench of [...]
