Mexican-American Catholics
- ISBN-10
- 080914266X
- ISBN-13
- 9780809142668
- Category
- Mexican American Catholics
- Pages
- 185
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Paulist Press
- Author
- Eduardo C. Fernández
Description
Mexican-American Catholics is the third book in the Paulist Press Pastoral Spirituality Series, following Vietnamese-American Catholics by Peter C. Phan and American Eastern Catholics by Fred J. Saato. Author Fr. Fernandez presents the history of Christianity in Mexico via Spain, the conditions of Mexican Catholics in America, and the challenges facing Mexican-American Catholics, as well as suggestions on how to meet them. Pastoral strategies for assisting Mexican-American Catholics in becoming more active members of the church are included, as is an extensive bibliography. Book jacket.
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