Open Plaza 8/8/22 Open Plaza 8/8/22

Cultivating Talent

César "CJ" Baldelomar and Dr. Hosffman Ospino discuss Boston College's report on the recent national study of Hispanic educators in Catholic schools

Open Plaza 8/1/22 Open Plaza 8/1/22

Faith and Power

Dr. Jorge Juan Rodríguez V talks to Dr. Maggie Elmore, Dr. Sergio M. González, and Dr. Felipe Hinojosa about their edited volume on how religion has shaped Latino politics and community building since 1945

Open Plaza 7/26/22 Open Plaza 7/26/22

Thinking from Latin America

Stephen Di Trolio Coakley and Dr. Rafael Vizcaíno discuss liberation philosophy and anti-fetishism

Open Plaza 7/26/22 Open Plaza 7/26/22

Pensar desde Latinoamérica

Stephen Di Trolio Coakley y el Dr. Rafael Vizcaíno hablan sobre la filosofía de liberación y el anti-fetichismo

Open Plaza 7/18/22 Open Plaza 7/18/22

The Kingdom Began in Puerto Rico

Dr. Michael Lee talks to community organizer Angel García about his recent book on the priesthood of Fr. Neil Connolly in the South Bronx, 1958-1980s

Open Plaza 7/11/22 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

Open Plaza 7/4/22 Open Plaza 7/4/22

37 Weeks and 38 Hours

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

Open Plaza 6/27/22 Open Plaza 6/27/22

Queer and Apostolic

Felipe Agredano talks to Abel Alvarado about writing his play Arena: A House MUSIC-al, inspired by growing up gay in a devout Christian family in 1990s Los Angeles

Open Plaza 6/27/22 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

Open Plaza 6/20/22 Open Plaza 6/20/22

Phantoms of Fire

Sammie Seamon on growing up within the Apostolic Pentecostal tradition

Open Plaza 6/13/22 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

Open Plaza 6/6/22 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

Open Plaza 5/30/22 Open Plaza 5/30/22

Meatpacking America

Rev. Dr. Tony Lin talks to Dr. Kristy Nabhan-Warren about her book on how migration, work, and faith unite and divide the American heartland

Open Plaza 5/23/22 Open Plaza 5/23/22

Neruda on the Park

Cleyvis Natera presents excerpts from her debut novel

Open Plaza 5/16/22 Open Plaza 5/16/22

Sofia's Theme Park

Rev. Dr. Lakisha Lockhart interviews Rev. Dr. Lis Valle-Ruiz on the power of playful worship

Open Plaza 5/9/22 Open Plaza 5/9/22

Becoming Mujeres

Dr. María del Socorro Castañeda and Lupita Castañeda-Liles have a mother-daughter conversation about keeping the lines of communication open to heal intergenerational trauma