In northern New Mexico, among the Catholic brotherhoods known as the penitentes, Good Friday is the highest of holy days. The brothers sing ancient Spanish hymns about life, death and piety — hymns ...

You can find today’s readings here. A few weeks ago, while attending a local Spanish-language Mass, I found myself uncharacteristically irritated. Don’t get me wrong, there wasn’t anything wrong with ...

Staffers at Oregon Catholic Press are pleasantly surprised at continued strong sales of “Flor y Canto” (“Flower and Song”), a hymnbook of Spanish language songs. It has sold nearly a million copies. ?

Life, death and piety are the recurring themes in hauntingly beautiful alabados preserved by lay brothers called penitentes. "You have to feel... In New Mexico, A Brotherhood Of Ancient Hymns In ...