REQUIRED READING

 

Elizondo, Virgilio. The Future is Mestizo. Bloomington , IN : Meyer-Stone Books, 1988

______________ . La Morenita: Evangelizer of the Americas (Part I). San Antonio , TX :

Mexican American Cultural Center, 1980

______________. Galilean Journey . Maryknoll , NY : Orbis Books, 1983

 

Icaza, Rosa María, CCVI. Ed. Faith Expressions of Hispanics in the Southwest. San

Antonio , TX : Mexican American Cultural Center , revised 2004

 

John Paul II. Ecclesia in America. Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation . Washington

D.C.: USCC, 1999

 

USCCB. Encuentro and Mission: A Renewed Pastoral Framework for Hispanic Ministry

Bilingual Edition. Washington , D.C. : USCCB. 2002

 

USCC/NCCB. Welcoming the Stranger Among us: Unity in Diversity, D.C.:

  USCC, 2000

 

 

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :

 

USCC/NCCB. Hispanic Ministry: Three Major Documents. WA: USCC. 1995

 

USCC/NCCB The Hispanic Presence in the New Evangelization in the United States 50 th

Anniversary. Bilingual Edition, Washinghton DC : USCCB, 1995

 

Pontifical Council for Culture. Towards a Pastoral Approach to Culture Washington DC :

USCC. 1999

 

USCCB. Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope

Concerning Migration from the Catholic Bishops of Mexico and the U.S .

Washington , D.C. : USCC. 2003.

 

SUGGESTED READING BY TOPIC:

Liturgy:

Chupungco, Anscar J. OSB. Liturgical Inculturation: Sacramentals, Religiosity, and

  Catechesis . Collegeville , MN : The Liturgical Press, 1992

Davis , Kenneth G. ed. Misa, Mesa Y Musa : Liturgy in the U.S. Hispanic Church.

Schiller Park , IL : world Library Publications, l997

Francis, Mark R., CVS . Guidelines for Multicultural Celebrations . Washington , D.C. :

  Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions, 1998

Francis, Mark R., Pérez-Rodríguez, Arturo J. Primero Dios : Hispanic Liturgical

Resource. Chicago IL , Liturgy Training Publications, 1997

 

Popular Religiosity :

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines.

Pauline Books and Media. 2002

DeLuna, Sr. Anita MCDP. Faith Formation and Popular Religion . Rowman &

Littlefield, 2002

Elizondo, Virgilio. Guadalupe, Mother of the New Creation . Maryknoll: NY: Orbis

Press, 1997

Espín, Orlando. The Faith of the People : Theological Reflections on Popular

Catholicism. NY: Orbis Press. 1997

Goizueta, Roberto S. Caminemos con Jesús: A Theology of Accompaniment . Chapters

1, 3, and 7. NY: Orbis, 1995

Johnson, Maxwell E. tThe Virgin of Guadalupe: Theological Reflections of an

Anglo-Lutheran Liturgist. MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003

Matovina, Timothy and Riebe-Estrella, Gary . Horizons of the Sacred: Mexican

Traditions in U.S. Catholicism. Ithaca NY : Cornell University Press, 2002.

 

Perez, Arturo, Covarrubias, Consuelo and Foley, Edward. eds. Asi Es: Stories of

Hispanic Spirituality. Collegeville , MN : The Liturgical Press, 1994

Rodriguez, Jeanette. Our Lady of Guadalupe : Faith and Empowerment among

Mexican-American Women. Austin : University of Texas Press, 1994

USCCB. Popular Devotional Practices: Basic Questions and Answers.

Washington DC :2003

 History

Acuña, Rodolfo. Occupied America : A history of Chicanos ,5 th Edition. Boston , MA :

Edison, Wesely, Longman, 2000

 

Casarella, Peter and Gómez, Raúl. Ed. “El Cuerpo de Cristo”: The Hispanic Presence

in the U.S. Catholic Church. New York : The Crossroad Publishing Company,

1998

 

McWilliams, Carey. North from Mexico : The Spanish-Speaking People of the United

States ; New Edition . Updated by Matt S. Meier. Westport CT : Praeger Publishers.

1990.

 

Matovina, Timothy and Poyo, Gerald E. Eds. ¡Presente! U.S. Catholics from Colonial

Origins to the Present. Maryknoll , NY : Orbis Books, 2000

 

Meier, Matt and Ribera, Feliciano. Mexican Americans, American Mexicans: From

Conquistadors to Chicanos. Harper Collins. Rev. Ed. 1993

 

Montejano, David. Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas , 1836-1986. Austin ,

TX: University of Texas Press,1987

 

Family and Youth :

 

Cervantes, Carmen María, ed. Hispanic Young People and the Church's Pastoral

Response: Vols.1&2, Prophets of Hope Series . Winona , MN : Saint Mary's Press,

1994

 

McGoldrick, Monica,; Giordano, Joe; Pearce, John K. eds. Ethnicity & Family Therapy,

2nd Ed. NY , NY : Guildford Press, 1996

 

Rodríguez, Gloria G. Raising Nuestros Niños : Bringing up Latino Children in a

Bicultural World , NY: Fireside, 1999

 

Santiago-Rivera, Azara L.; Arredondo, Patricia; Gallardo-Cooper, Maritza. Counseling

Latinos and la Familia. Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications, 2002

 

USCC. A Family Perspective in Church and Society. Washington , D.C. : NCCB, 1998

 

USCC-NCCB. Renewing the Vision : A framework for Catholic Youth Ministry.

   Washington , D.C. : USCC, 1997

 

 

Ecclesial Communities:

 

Cervantes, Carmen María, ed.  Dawn on the Horizon: Creating Small Communities .

Winona , MN : St. Mary's Press, 1996

Cowan, Michael and Lee, Bernard. Conversation, Risk, and Conversion: The Inner and

Public Life of Small Christian Communities . NY: Orbis Press, 1997

 

Lee, Bernard . The Catholic Experience of Small Communities . NY: Paulist Press, 2000

 

USCC-NCCB. Communion and Mission : A Guide for Bishops and Pastoral Leaders

on Small Church Community . Washington , D.C. : 1995

 

Other Issues:

 

Ausburger, David W. Ed. Pastoral Counseling Across Cultures . Philadelphia , PA :

Westminster Press, 1986

 

Davis, Kenneth G. and Tarango, Yolanda. Bridging Boundaries: the Pastoral Care of

U.S. Hispanics. Scranton , PA : University of Scranton Press, 1999

 

Dolan, Jay P. and Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J. Ed. Hispanic Catholic Culture in the U.S. :

Issues and Concerns . Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame, 1994

 

Elizondo, Virgilio. Christianity and Culture. Revised Edition. San Antonio, TX:

Mexican American Cultural Center, revised 1999

______________. A God of Incredible Surprises: Jesus of Galilee. MD: Rowman &

Littlefield, 2003

 

Fernández, Eduardo D., S.J. La Cosecha: Harvesting Contemporary United States

Hispanic Theology (1972-1998) . Collegeville MN : The Liturgical Press, 2000

 

Fitzpatrick, Joseph P., S.J. One Church, Many Cultures : Challenge of Diversity. Kansas

  City, MO: Sheed and Ward, 1987

 

González, Justo L. Mañana: Christian Theology from a Hispanic Perspective.

Nashville , TN : Abingdon Press, 1990

______________. Santa Biblia. Nashville , TN : Abington Press, 1996

 

Groody, Daniel G. Border of Death, Valley of Life : An Immigrant Journey of Heart

and Spirit. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002

 

Law, Eric H.F. The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb . St. Louis , MO : Chalice Press,

1993

______ Ibid. The Bush was Blazing but no Consumed . St. Louis , MO : Chalice Press,

1996

______ Ibid. Inclusion : Making Room for Grace . St. Louis MO : Chalice Press, 2000

______ Ibid. Sacred Acts, Holy Change . St. Louis MO : Chalice Press, 2001

 

Matovina, Timothy. Ed. Beyond Borders : Writings of Virgilio Elizondo and Friends.

Maryknoll , NY : Orbis Books, 2000

Pedraja, Luis G. Jesus is my Uncle: Christology from a Hispanic Perspective. Nashville,

  TN: Abington Press, 1999

 Trotter, Robert T. II and Chavira, Juan Antonio. Curanderismo: Mexican American Folk

Healing. Athens , GA : University of Georgia Press , 1981

 

Wilderson, Barbara. Multicultural Religious Education . Birmingham , AL : Rel. Ed.

Press, 1997

 

 

 

 

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