By Nora Lozano As Martin Luther King Day was getting closer, I decided to approach this observance in a prayerful way. After offering general prayers for justice, peace and racial reconciliation, I asked myself: is this enough? How should I…
Crossing borders during Christmas
By Nora O. Lozano Two days ago, I started what has become a yearly journey to spend Christmas with my family in Mexico. During this season, this trip is convoluted. It seems that all the Paisanos (Mexicans living in the…
Social media and the communion of saints
The first weekend of November, many churches will be observing Memorial Sunday, a day to remember and celebrate those who have gone before us. This fact prompted me to reflect on the role of social media in this remembrance and…
More reflections on the rising student debt: A Latina Christian perspective (part II)
Some days ago I published a blog about why student debt has become almost unavoidable. I mentioned that there are at least two sides to this issue. The first one is the increasing cost of education. After exploring reasons for…
More reflections on the rising student debt: A Latina Christian perspective
Recently I wrote a blog about student debt, and I received a comment that is worth exploring: “An essential piece of this puzzle relates to why the cost of higher education has escalated so dramatically, so as to make student…
Reflections on the rising student debt: A Latina Christian perspective
Recently I was reminded through different conversations about the issue of student debt. The first two conversations were related to ministerial students (bachelor’s and master’s levels) who are acquiring significant debt to obtain an education. The concern relates to the…
Accepting the truth: changing our family/institutional tree
As I was waiting to pay my bill at the store last week, I was observing the magazine headlines. The majority had a picture of Prince George and his proud parents Prince William and Duchess Kate. This brought to my…
Reflections on the pope’s resignation
Today was a good day, the kind of day that someone like me, an academician, would consider an ideal day. After completing my morning chores, I headed to the library of one of the local Catholic seminaries to get immersed…