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En memoria: Natividad Durán
blog, español, Carlos De Foucauld, In Memoriam Open Plaza 7/16/24 blog, español, Carlos De Foucauld, In Memoriam Open Plaza 7/16/24

En memoria: Natividad Durán

Amantina Durán medita sobre los regalos de su hija

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Un árbol nuevo nace en Brooklyn
blog, In Memoriam, español, Carlos De Foucauld Open Plaza 1/15/24 blog, In Memoriam, español, Carlos De Foucauld Open Plaza 1/15/24

Un árbol nuevo nace en Brooklyn

Alejandro Enríquez narra el florecimiento de las Fraternidades Jesús de Nazaret

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Virgin of Altagracia Medallions
blog, AfroSpiritus, 2023 Highlights Open Plaza 1/23/23 blog, AfroSpiritus, 2023 Highlights Open Plaza 1/23/23

Virgin of Altagracia Medallions

Dr. Jennifer A. Baez on how the popular votives helped model black piety and community membership within a hierarchical socioracial order in 18th-century Dominican Republic

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Thank You, Earth Angels
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Thank You, Earth Angels

Jackie Cruz recounts their ways

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Neruda on the Park
blog, AfroSpiritus, Books Open Plaza 5/23/22 blog, AfroSpiritus, Books Open Plaza 5/23/22

Neruda on the Park

Cleyvis Natera presents excerpts from her debut novel

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The Grand Silence, 1929
Books, blog, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 3/28/22 Books, blog, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 3/28/22

The Grand Silence, 1929

An excerpt from Song of the Water Saints by Nelly Rosario on the novel’s 20th anniversary

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Ode to [Elegies]
blog, AfroSpiritus, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 2/28/22 blog, AfroSpiritus, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 2/28/22

Ode to [Elegies]

Poet Robert Carlos García explores the complexities of modern life and death

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Santa Lucía de Siracusa…y de Las Matas de Farfán
blog, español Open Plaza 12/13/21 blog, español Open Plaza 12/13/21

Santa Lucía de Siracusa…y de Las Matas de Farfán

Joel Andrés Ramírez pinta un contexto político, social y religioso de la virgen y mártir, patrona religiosa de un pueblo dominicano

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Christianity, Empire and the Spirit
OPTalks, podcast, Books, SpiritNations Open Plaza 8/9/21 OPTalks, podcast, Books, SpiritNations Open Plaza 8/9/21

Christianity, Empire and the Spirit

Dr. Neomi De Anda talks to Dr. Néstor Medina about his book on (re)configuring faith and the cultural

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The Wafers
blog, Dominicana Open Plaza 7/12/21 blog, Dominicana Open Plaza 7/12/21

The Wafers

Angie Cruz presents an excerpt from her novel Dominicana

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Hostias
blog, español, Dominicana Open Plaza 7/12/21 blog, español, Dominicana Open Plaza 7/12/21

Hostias

Angie Cruz presenta un extracto de su novela Dominicana, traducida por Kianny N. Antigua

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The Stories We Tell Each Other
video, OPTalks, Dominicana Open Plaza 7/12/21 video, OPTalks, Dominicana Open Plaza 7/12/21

The Stories We Tell Each Other

Stephen Adubato talks to Angie Cruz about the theological themes and imagery in her novel Dominicana

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called to wonder
blog, CO-VIDA 19, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 4/19/21 blog, CO-VIDA 19, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 4/19/21

called to wonder

Radhiyah Ayobami: episodes in the life of a writer as a nomadic substitute teacher

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Evangelizando ‘a tiempo y a destiempo’
blog, CO-VIDA 19, español Open Plaza 10/12/20 blog, CO-VIDA 19, español Open Plaza 10/12/20

Evangelizando ‘a tiempo y a destiempo’

El Rev. P. Francisco J. de la Rosa refleja sobre su experiencia pastoral en tiempo de pandemia, de la República Dominicana a los Estados Unidos

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