As Cuban refugees in Puerto Rico, my parents made it a priority in our upbringing for my brother Ignacio and me to learn Cuban history and traditions, from...
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Ten years ago, some members of the U.S. Catholic editorial staff were still in college, one was just starting high school, and some remember being evacuated...
Our Lady of Charity warms the hearts of Cubans both on the island and dispersed throughout the world. As Cuban refugees in Puerto Rico, my parents made it a...
Imagine yourself on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? For the milliondollar question Regis asks you: “The virginity of Mary refers to: (a) her Immaculate...
By Stephanie Saldaña (Anchor Books, 2011) The Arab Spring, which began in Tunisia and spread into Egypt and Libya, has become a seemingly inexorable movement...
Workers might have to go half way around the world to celebrate Labor Day this year. In the United States the union movement still endures a regular...
Fruit of the vine and work of human hands, a meal shared in communion with a friend becomes for us the bread of life. "How much do you want to know?"...
Ollabelle (Thirty Tigers, 2011) On the first track of the new Ollabelle album, a clavinet, sounding like an electrified mouth harp, hacks out a riff that...
Much to their parents’ surprise, a growing number of 20-somethings are embracing old parts of the Catholic tradition on their own terms. He may be only 22, but...
Catholics have a long history of support for unions, but the recent protests in Wisconsin show how strained the relationship has become. Veteran Catholic...