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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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Theologies That Resemble Our People
AfroSpiritus, blog Open Plaza 3/13/23 AfroSpiritus, blog Open Plaza 3/13/23

Theologies That Resemble Our People

Emanuel Padilla on theology, cultural memory, and Latina memes

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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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Marking Time
AfroSpiritus, blog, Poetry Open Plaza 1/16/23 AfroSpiritus, blog, Poetry Open Plaza 1/16/23

Marking Time

José A. Pérez presents ten poems

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The Lord Roars
Books, blog Open Plaza 11/21/22 Books, blog Open Plaza 11/21/22

The Lord Roars

Dr. M. Daniel Carroll Rodas presents excerpts from his new book on recovering the prophetic voice for today

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Songs of Songs
AfroSpiritus, blog, Compilation Open Plaza 11/14/22 AfroSpiritus, blog, Compilation Open Plaza 11/14/22

Songs of Songs

Stephen Adubato listens for the sacred in secular music

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The Days You Bring
blog, AfroSpiritus, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 10/31/22 blog, AfroSpiritus, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 10/31/22

The Days You Bring

Rev. Dr. Harold J. Recinos presents excerpts from his newest collection of poetry

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Penitential Pilgrimage
blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 10/10/22 blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 10/10/22

Penitential Pilgrimage

Anthropologists Dr. Valentina Napolitano and Dr. Kristin Norget on Pope Francis, reconciliation, and the state

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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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The Tip of the Pyramid
Books, blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 9/12/22 Books, blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 9/12/22

The Tip of the Pyramid

El Librotraficante Tony Diaz presents excerpts from his new book on Cultivating Community Cultural Capital

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Fruit of the Vine
blog Open Plaza 9/5/22 blog Open Plaza 9/5/22

Fruit of the Vine

Wine columnist Gus Clemens offers notes on sacramental/altar and kosher, mevushal wines

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The Needle and the Thread
blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 7/11/22 blog, SpiritNations Open Plaza 7/11/22

The Needle and the Thread

Victor Mancilla and Jim Nikas on their forthcoming film about the Jumano-Apache people and 17th-century Franciscan nun Sor María de Ágreda

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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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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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…And the Barrio Did Not Devour Me
blog Open Plaza 5/2/22 blog Open Plaza 5/2/22

…And the Barrio Did Not Devour Me

San Antonio-based Chicano artist José Esquivel highlights a career spanning over 50 years

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Where the Sidewalks Meet a Time Before Water
blog, AfroSpiritus, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 4/25/22 blog, AfroSpiritus, Books, Poetry Open Plaza 4/25/22

Where the Sidewalks Meet a Time Before Water

Poet Rev. Dr. Harold J. Recinos and photographer Danny R. Peralta present excerpts from their Bronx-inspired books

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