The Center's Services
The Center for the Study of Latino/a Catholicism offers consulting, speakers and other services to other units of the University of San Diego as well as to church and civic organizations locally and nationally.
Services to the USD community:
1) The CSLC contributes specific Latino/a components and connections (in talks, seminars, etc.) to the programming of USD's Center for Christian Spirituality, at their request.
2) Public lectures and seminars:
a) Planning is under way for an annual "theological week" to discuss issues related to Latino/a theology and/or pastoral care, and for this purpose bring guest scholars to USD. These "theological weeks," which have proven very successful in Europe and Latin America, would be open to ordained and lay ministers as well as to theologians and other interested scholars from across the country.
b) The CSLC will soon establish and host an annual public lecture at USD, specifically on U.S. Latino/a theology and/or on U.S. Latino/a pastoral concerns.
3) Provides resources, speakers and connections on matters pertaining to Catholic social teaching, and on U.S. Latino/a cultures, religion and theology, to schools, departments and units of the university.
Services to the Churches, other organizations, and individuals:
1) Organizes sabbatical and other programs for theologians, scholars in other disciplines, priests, deacons and lay ministers, focusing on their theological and pastoral updating, with a clear emphasis on U.S. Latino/a Catholicism and theologies:
a) These programs are designed according to each person's needs, and can last either one year or one semester (or briefer periods if desired).
b) The Center offers workshops for ordained and lay ministers, to explicitly introduce them to the work of active scholars. We combine this possibility with grants for scholars to come and do their research at USD. As part of the grant, they offer short workshops for ministers. This could be as simple as a lecture or as complex as a week-long workshop involving several professors (along the lines of the Hispanic Summer Program).
c) The Center provides resources for ordained or lay ministers, such as a small library and access to pastoral materials.
2) Consulting and seminars, at their invitation, at parishes and dioceses throughout the country:
a) Specifically on matters pertaining to U.S. Latino/a theology, pastoral care and religious education.
b) Collaborates with/in the programming of church organizations and institutes such as the Tepeyac Institute of the diocese of El Paso, TX.
c) Provides consulting and seminars to national publishers of religious education materials.
3) Maintain and disseminate updated statistics on U.S. Latinos/as in the Catholic Church, with specific emphases on matters of interest to dioceses, universities, and other research centers.
4) Organize, preferably once a year, a "theological week," to discuss issues related to Latino/a theology and/or pastoral care, and for this purpose bring guest scholars to USD. These "theological weeks," which have proven very successful in Europe and Latin America, are open to ordained and lay ministers as well as to theologians and other interested scholars from across the country.
5) Contribute Latino/a components and connections (in talks, seminars and brief courses) to the programming of USD's Center for Christian Spirituality.
6) Organize and host one annual public lecture at USD.
7) Consult on U.S. Latino/a Catholics with other USD academic or administrative units and programs.
8) Given the CSLC's definition of "Catholicism," we do much of the above also, both locally and nationally, with parishes, dioceses and offices of the Episcopal Church USA.March 28 2008 16:47:04
