Hosffman Ospino

Timothy Matovina and Hosffman Ospino have both spent their academic careers pondering the impact of Hispanic communities on the Church in the United States. They point out that the growth in the church is due to the influx of immigrants from South and Central America, but they also stress that within the Hispanic community, there are different cultures and different traditions. †

This collection of 12 insightful essays brings together several of the leading voices in Catholic religious education in the United States of America as the share their vision for faith formation in the twenty-first century while engaging in dialogue with the 2020 Directory for Catechesis. In the large, diverse and complex religious education landscape, directories for catechesis function as atlases that guide educators and faith communities. However, we need leaders and visionaries who help us to interpret those atlases and read the maps they contain. The authors in Together Along the Way draw from the best of their scholarship as well as their on-the-ground commitments to delineate horizons and contexts. This book is a great resource for religious educators, teachers, pastoral leaders, evangelizers and anyone else interested in sharing the best of the Catholic tradition with creativity.

Nearly 60 percent of all Catholics younger than eighteen are Hispanic. The numbers are clear. The voices and experiences of Hispanic young people are writing a new chapter in the history of the Church in this country. Our Catholic Children: Ministry with Hispanic Youth and Young Adults is a groundbreaking collection of essays, the result of several national conversations, bringing together the best research and analysis available to date on the most urgent realities that shape the lives of Hispanic Catholic young people. Hosffman Ospino, PhD is a researcher and an Associate Professor of Theologyand Religious Education at Boston College, School of Theology & Ministry. Aproximadamente el 60 por ciento de todos los cat licos menores de 18 a os son hispanos. Los n meros hablan por s mismos. Las voces y las experiencias de los j venes hispanos est n escribiendo un cap tulo nuevo en la historia de la Iglesia en este pa s. Nuestros j venes cat licos: Pastoral Juvenil Hispana en los Estados Unidos es una colecci n de ensayos sin precedente, el resultado de varias conversaciones nacionales, que ofrece lo mejor de la investigaci n y el an lisis actualizado sobre las realidades m s urgentes que definen las vidas de los j venes cat licos hispanos. Hosffman Ospino, PhD es investigador y profesor de teolog a y educaci n religiosa en la Escuela de Teolog a y Ministerio de Boston College.

Winner of a 2018 Association of Catholic Publishers Award: Spanish (Second Place). Hosffman Ospino, a leading authority on Hispanic ministry in the United States, offers a short, accessible introduction to the Creed. Written in Spanish for Hispanic Catholics in the United States, El Credo explains the importance of the Creed, our faith in the Blessed Trinity, and how the Creed is central to the life of the Church.El Credo is an invitation to journey into the beauty, truth, and depth of the Catholic faith presented in the Creed through the experience of being a Hispanic Catholic in the United States. Using both the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed, Hosffman Ospino, professor of theology and religious education at Boston College and author of the definitive study Hispanic Ministry in Catholic Parishes, offers five brief chapters that explain faith and revelation; belief in God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and the Creed in the practice of the Church. The book will help Hispanic Catholics understand the Creed and apply it to their own spiritual lives and ministry with others.El Credo is a valuable and much-needed resource in the formation of Hispanic lay ministers in variety of pastoral activities, especially catechists and those involved in the work of evangelization. Among the features of the book area clear summary of ten affirmations of faith about the Trinity;a basic explanation of what it means to say that Jesus is truly human and truly divine;a review of how popular images of Mary such as Our Lady of Guadalupe or Our Lady of Charity of Cobre help us understand her role in the life of Christ and our own; anda description of how the Via Crucis devotion deepens an appreciation of salvation and redemption. Summary points and questions suitable for personal reflection and group discussion are provided at the end of each chapter.The book is available only in Spanish.

As the twenty-first century continues to unfold with giant steps, U.S. Catholicism experiences major transformations at various levels thanks to the Hispanic presence. In many parts of the country, especially in the South and the West, to speak of Hispanic ministry is to speak of Catholicism in general. Without a doubt, the Church s evangelizing work in this country and the vitality of Catholic communities will be strengthened in coming years as long as there is generous investment in Hispanic Catholics. In this book, theologians Hosffman Ospino, Elsie Miranda and Brett Hoover bring together pioneering voices reflecting on what many consider urgent matters in our day for Hispanic ministry and the overall U.S. Catholic experience. This collection of essays continues the important conversation that began in the previous work (Volume 1), Hispanic Ministry in the 21st Century: Present and Future (Convivium, 2010). Edited by Hosffman Ospino, Elsie M. Miranda and Brett Hoover.

Latinos make up more than one-third of U.S. Catholics and their presence is impacting and transforming the Church here. In parishes across the nation, Hispanics are shaping ministries, leadership, movements and more. "Evangelizacion y catequesis en el ministerio hispano: Guia para la formacion en la fe," (Evangelization and Catechesis in the Hispanic Ministry: A Guide to Faith Formation) author Hosffman Ospino provides a guide to both leaders and parishioners on how to better organize faith formation programs and activities at the parishes. It also guides leaders on how to better integrate the Hispanic traditions and ideas within the parish structure.