Every Spanish-speaking country in Latin America and the Caribbean has its own national representation of the Virgin Mary who is credited with helping to spread Christianity. None of these is more prominent than the Virgin of Guadalupe, patroness of Mexico. According to tradition, the Virgin appeared to a man named Juan Diego on the Hill of Tepeyac, just outside Mexico City, four times in 1531. The local bishop doubted his claim until an image of the Virgin appeared on Juan Diego's cloak. That cloak is now among the most popular religious icons in the Americas, and the Virgin of Guadalupe is among the most widely known of Marian apparitions.Our Lady of Guadalupe is also the only Marian apparition tradition in the Americas- and indeed in all of Roman Catholicism- that has since inspired a sustained series of published theological analyses. In Theologies of Guadalupe, Timothy Matovina explores the way theologians have understood Our Lady of Guadalupe and sought to assess and foster her impact on the lives of her devotees since the seventeenth century. He examines core theological topics in the Guadalupe tradition, developed in response to major events in Mexican history: conquest, attempts to Christianize native peoples, society-building, independence, and the demands for justice of marginalized groups. This book tells how, amidst the plentiful miraculous images of Christ, Mary, and the saints that dotted the sacred landscape of colonial New Spain, the Guadalupe cult rose above all others and was transformed from a local devotion into a regional, national, and then international phenomenon. Matovina traces the development of the theologies of Guadalupe from the colonial era to our own time, revealing how Christian ideas imported from Europe developed in dynamic interaction with the new contexts in which they took root.

Theologies of Guadalupe: From the Era of Conquest to Pope Francis

Religion & Spirituality

Matovina, Timothy

Christian Books & Bibles

Oxford University Press

Most histories of Catholicism in the United States focus on the experience of Euro-American Catholics, whose views on social issues have dominated public debates. Latino Catholicism provides a comprehensive overview of the Latino Catholic experience in America from the sixteenth century to today, and offers the most in-depth examination to date of the important ways the U.S. Catholic Church, its evolving Latino majority, and American culture are mutually transforming one another.
In Latino Catholicism, Timothy Matovina highlights the vital contributions of Latinos to American religious and social life, demonstrating in particular how their engagement with the U.S. cultural milieu is the most significant factor behind their ecclesial and societal impact.

Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Princeton University Press

En esta versión abreviada (y disponible también en Inglés) el reconocido autor y académico de Notre Dame, Timothy Matovina nos ofrece un resumen global de la vivencia que los latinos en E.E.U.U. han hecho del catolicismo desde el siglo XVI hasta nuestros días y comparte, de la misma manera, información detallada de cómo la Iglesia Católica de E.E.U.U., su creciente mayoría latina y la cultura americana se han ido transformando mutuamente. Catolicismo Latino: La transformación de la Iglesia en Estados Unidos ha recibido respaldo significativo por parte del Catholic Sentinel, U.S. Catholic, Catholic Press Association y otros medios católicos. Este libro, de estructura y contenido accesible, representa una lectura indispensable para aquellos que están involucrados en el ministerio hispano. In "Catolicismo Latino," author Timothy Matovina provides a comprehensive overview of the Latino Catholic experience in America from the 16th century to today and offers the most in-depth examination to date of the important ways the U.S. Catholic Church, its evolving Latino majority, and the American culture are mutually transforming one another in this abridged version.

Latino Catolicismo: La transformación de la Iglesia en Estados Unidos (Versión abreviada) (Spanish Edition)

Libros Liguori

In this abridged version made available in both English and Spanish, renowned author and Notre Dame scholar Timothy Matovina provides a comprehensive overview of the Latino Catholic experience in America from the 16th century to today and offers the most in-depth examination to date of the significant ways the U.S. Catholic Church, its evolving Latino majority, and the American culture are mutually transforming one another. "Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church" has received important endorsements from the Catholic Sentinel, U.S. Catholic, Catholic Press Association and many other Catholic media. This highly accessible edition is a must read for Hispanic Ministries.

Latino Catholicism (Abridged version): Transformation in America's Largest Church (Hispanic Ministries)

Liguori Publications

Our Lady of Guadalupe is the most revered religious figure in Mexican Catholicism. Devotion to Guadalupe among Mexicans and Mexican Americans has evolved for nearly five centuries into a deeply rooted, multifaceted tradition. Here, religion scholar Timothy Matovina offers a thorough study of this tradition as it has been lived out by the parishioners of San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas. He shows how the devotion to Guadalupe sustained this congregation through times of political turmoil, war and peace, and ecclesiastical and social changes over San Antonio's long history, from an agricultural settlement on the northern edge of New Spain to a dynamic U.S. metropolis. Engaging recent scholarly analysis of ritual studies, lived religion, Latino theology and history, transnationalism, and ethnicity, Guadalupe and Her Faithful shows how religious traditions shape and are shaped by a faith community's shifting contexts and power dynamics. This fascinating account reveals the potential force―and the potential limitations―of devotion in people's lives and religious imagination.

Guadalupe and Her Faithful: Latino Catholics in San Antonio, from Colonial Origins to the Present (Lived Religions)

History

Americas

Johns Hopkins University Press

Our Lady of Guadalupe is the most revered religious figure in Mexican Catholicism. Devotion to Guadalupe among Mexicans and Mexican Americans has evolved for nearly five centuries into a deeply rooted, multifaceted tradition. Here, religion scholar Timothy Matovina offers a thorough study of this tradition as it has been lived out by the parishioners of San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas. He shows how the devotion to Guadalupe sustained this congregation through times of political turmoil, war and peace, and ecclesiastical and social changes over San Antonio's long history, from an agricultural settlement on the northern edge of New Spain to a dynamic U.S. metropolis. 
Engaging recent scholarly analysis of ritual studies, lived religion, Latino theology and history, transnationalism, and ethnicity, Guadalupe and Her Faithful shows how religious traditions shape and are shaped by a faith community's shifting contexts and power dynamics. This fascinating account reveals the potential force―and the potential limitations―of devotion in people's lives and religious imagination.

Timothy Matovina and Hosffman Ospino have both spent their academic careers pondering the impact of Hispanic communities on the Church in the United States. They point out that the growth in the church is due to the influx of immigrants from South and Central America, but they also stress that within the Hispanic community, there are different cultures and different traditions.+

Reflexiones: Hispanic Ministry

Ospino, Hosffman

Paulist Press

Testimonies of a diverse group of young Latina and Latino Catholics about their personal stories of how they integrate their faith into their lives, in order to invite other young adult Hispanic Catholics to do the same and aid those in pastoral ministry in their work with this group. 
Jesus lives in our personal stories. This is the clear message from the young adult Hispanic Catholic authors in this exciting volume. They candidly share their joys and hopes, griefs and anxieties as they navigate life in the U.S. as Hispanics and as Christian disciples. Numerous young Latinas and Latinos are and want to remain Catholic. Many, however, feel abandoned by the institution and the faith communities that at one point introduced them―and their families―to the living Christ and his Gospel message. If you share in some way that sentiment, the stories in this volume are a reminder that you are not alone. Welcome to a communion of young women and men who find grace in sharing and listening to their particular stories of faith. Pastoral leaders reading this book are invited to listen attentively to young adult Latina and Latino Catholics as they forge fresh ways of being Christian in the United States. 
"It is so heartening to hear the voices of young Latino Catholics and their stories. Hosffman Ospino and Tim Matovino have assembled an inspiring collection of witnesses who lend hope for the future of our faith―it will be in good hands! All of us can hear the great Story anew through each of these fresh stories." 
―Thomas Groome, professor of theology and religious education, Boston College 
Hosffman Ospino is a professor of theology at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, where he chairs the Department of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry. 
Timothy Matovina is a professor and chairperson of the Theology Department at the University of Notre Dame. 
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Young Latino Catholics: Stories of Faith

Paulist Press(TM)

Timothy Matovina, a leading speaker and expert on the growth of Hispanics in the Catholic Church in the United States, offers a timely and much-needed introduction to ministry with Hispanic Catholics. Written in Spanish for pastoral ministers preparing for or involved in Hispanic ministry of all kinds, Ministerio hispano is an accessible guide to the history, spirituality, potential, and pastoral needs of Hispanics in the Church in America. More than 30 million people in the United States identify themselves as Catholic and Hispanic, according to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University. CARA also notes that Hispanic Catholics accounted for about 40 percent of all growth in parishes between 2005-2010. Drawing on his personal experience with Latino culture and decades of working with Hispanic parishes, Timothy Matovina--codirector of the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame--provides a basic introduction suitable for the variety of leaders working in Catholic parishes. This essential booklet explores five key dimensions of ministry with Hispanic Catholics:
<ul>
<li>A brief history of Hispanic Catholics in the United States</li>
<li>How Hispanics are transforming parishes</li>
<li>The importance of apostolic movements such as Cursillo and Charismatic Renewal</li>
<li>Liturgy, and popular devotion, especially to Mary</li>
<li>Faith formation of children and young people</li>
</ul>With discussion and reflection questions and a key text from a Church document at the end of each chapter, the booklet is ideal for use in small-groups and formation programs. The book is available only in Spanish.

Ministerio hispano: Una introducción (Recursos para el ministerio hispano) (Spanish Edition)

Ave Maria Press

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Theologies of Guadalupe: From the Era of Conquest to Pope Francis

Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church

Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America's Largest Church

Latino Catolicismo: La transformación de la Iglesia en Estados Unidos (Versión abreviada) (Spanish Edition)

Latino Catholicism (Abridged version): Transformation in America's Largest Church (Hispanic Ministries)

Guadalupe and Her Faithful: Latino Catholics in San Antonio, from Colonial Origins to the Present (Lived Religions)

Guadalupe and Her Faithful: Latino Catholics in San Antonio, from Colonial Origins to the Present (Lived Religions)

Reflexiones: Hispanic Ministry

Young Latino Catholics: Stories of Faith

Ministerio hispano: Una introducción (Recursos para el ministerio hispano) (Spanish Edition)