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Cultural Memory from the Margins
Essay Open Plaza 1/22/25 Essay Open Plaza 1/22/25

Cultural Memory from the Margins

Isabel Gonzalez breathes in religious tradition

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Toward a North American Indigenized Pastoral Theology
Books Open Plaza 9/4/24 Books Open Plaza 9/4/24

Toward a North American Indigenized Pastoral Theology

Dr. Marlene Mayra Ferreras presents an adaptation of her 2023 HTI Book Prize lecture

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A Pregnant 2024
blog Open Plaza 3/11/24 blog Open Plaza 3/11/24

A Pregnant 2024

Rev. Dr. Doris Garcia-Rivera on the crossing waters of death and life

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Notes from El Mundo
blog, Poetry Open Plaza 1/22/24 blog, Poetry Open Plaza 1/22/24

Notes from El Mundo

César L. de León presents ten poems

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Return to Rancho La Ceja
blog Open Plaza 12/15/23 blog Open Plaza 12/15/23

Return to Rancho La Ceja

Journalist Macarena Hernández on the wings of one family, two homelands

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Cultivation of Life
blog Open Plaza 11/27/23 blog Open Plaza 11/27/23

Cultivation of Life

Artist Paolo Piscitelli on sustainable spiritual trajectories

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GOOD DOCS
blog, Compilation, video, CO-VIDA 19, AfroSpiritus, SpiritNations Open Plaza 10/2/23 blog, Compilation, video, CO-VIDA 19, AfroSpiritus, SpiritNations Open Plaza 10/2/23

GOOD DOCS

Selections from the award-winning collection of documentaries that do good in the world

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Pinta el mapa de la trayectoria de tu vida
Books, español, blog Open Plaza 9/19/23 Books, español, blog Open Plaza 9/19/23

Pinta el mapa de la trayectoria de tu vida

La Dra. Nely Galán presenta un extracto de su libro inspirador ¡Adelante!

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Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way
Books, blog Open Plaza 9/19/23 Books, blog Open Plaza 9/19/23

Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way

Dr. Nely Galán presents excerpts from Self-Made

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Pura vida: La voz de Queen Nzinga
AfroSpiritus, blog, español, In Memoriam Open Plaza 8/30/23 AfroSpiritus, blog, español, In Memoriam Open Plaza 8/30/23

Pura vida: La voz de Queen Nzinga

La poeta y ensayista costarricense-panameña Dlia McDonald Woolery celebra la literatura afro escrita por mujeres

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Forget-Me-Not: Mati in memoriam
blog, In Memoriam, AfroSpiritus, 2023 Highlights Open Plaza 8/21/23 blog, In Memoriam, AfroSpiritus, 2023 Highlights Open Plaza 8/21/23

Forget-Me-Not: Mati in memoriam

The Hispanic Theological Initiative commemorates theological social ethicist Dr. Matilde Kathleen Moros

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Hummings from the Desert / Tarareos desde el desierto
blog, español, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 7/3/23 blog, español, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 7/3/23

Hummings from the Desert / Tarareos desde el desierto

Alma L. Cárdenas-Rodríguez presents bilingual poems inspired by adversity, nature, and the Book of Habakkuk
Alma L. Cárdenas-Rodríguez presenta poemas bilingües inspirados en la adversidad, la naturaleza y el Libro de Habacuc

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Hold It Together and Keep Going
blog, 2023 Highlights Open Plaza 6/26/23 blog, 2023 Highlights Open Plaza 6/26/23

Hold It Together and Keep Going

Erasmo Guerra reflects on two decades of writing from his many borderlands

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Turn Back and Look
blog, video, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 3/20/23 blog, video, AfroSpiritus Open Plaza 3/20/23

Turn Back and Look

Seminarian Amanda Calderón gives voice to Lot’s Wife

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Thank You, Earth Angels
blog Open Plaza 10/3/22 blog Open Plaza 10/3/22

Thank You, Earth Angels

Jackie Cruz recounts their ways

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37 Weeks and 38 Hours
blog Open Plaza 7/4/22 blog Open Plaza 7/4/22

37 Weeks and 38 Hours

Elyssa Salinas-Lazarski on pregnancy, labor, and choice as sacred spaces

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Arena: A House MUSIC-al
blog Open Plaza 6/27/22 blog Open Plaza 6/27/22

Arena: A House MUSIC-al

Abel Alvarado presents three scenes from the musical about a gay man growing up in a devout Apostolic family in 1990s Los Angeles

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Phantoms of Fire
blog, College Students, Young Voices Open Plaza 6/20/22 blog, College Students, Young Voices Open Plaza 6/20/22

Phantoms of Fire

Sammie Seamon on growing up within the Apostolic Pentecostal tradition

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St. Everyday (Part II): Mais Viva!
blog, video, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/13/22 blog, video, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/13/22

St. Everyday (Part II): Mais Viva!

Dr. Xochitl Alvizo and students ‘heart’ Gabriel García Román’s visit to their Queer Theory class

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St. Everyday (Part I): Queer Icons
blog, video, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/6/22 blog, video, OPTalks Open Plaza 6/6/22

St. Everyday (Part I): Queer Icons

Dr. Xochitl Alvizo profiles artist Gabriel García Román, creator of the QTPOC portrait series

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