Open Plaza 10/9/24 Open Plaza 10/9/24

The Power of Contemplative Practice in the Spirit of Convivencia

Artist and Dr. Yohana Junker and Rev. Dr. Aizaiah Yong discuss the transformative practice of integrating art, spirituality, and convivencia with students

Open Plaza 9/18/24 Open Plaza 9/18/24

La Gente’s Museum

Dr. Johanna Fernández and fellow historian Dr. Felipe Hinojosa discuss the controversy surrounding their proposed exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino

Open Plaza 9/18/24 Open Plaza 9/18/24

“Making History Together”

An HTI Open Plaza virtual tour of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino

Open Plaza 9/4/24 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

Open Plaza 5/8/24 Open Plaza 5/8/24

Atlas Obscura

Selections from the award-winning guide to the world's most wondrous places

Open Plaza 11/27/23 Open Plaza 11/27/23

Cultivation of Life

Artist Paolo Piscitelli on sustainable spiritual trajectories

Open Plaza 10/30/23 Open Plaza 10/30/23

The Sweetcake Ensō

Dr. Annecy Baez experiences the iconic Zen circle, symbol of presentness in lo cotidiano

Open Plaza 8/7/23 Open Plaza 8/7/23

The Institute for Signifying Scriptures

Dr. Jacqueline Hidalgo and ISS Founding Director Dr. Vincent Wimbush discuss the work of the organization and its 20th anniversary

Open Plaza 4/3/23 Open Plaza 4/3/23

Far and Near

Rev. Dr. Harold J. Recinos presents excerpts from his latest collection of poetry The Looking Glass

Open Plaza 1/23/23 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