Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity (2000)
Encuentro and Mission: A Renewed Pastoral Framework for Hispanic Ministry (2002)
Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope (2003)
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church (2004)
Study on Best Practices for Diocesan Ministry Among Hispanics/Latinos (2006)
ACHTUS: Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States
CALL: Catholic Association of Latino Leaders
CMFN: Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network
INHL: Instituto Nacional Hispano de Liturgia
MACC: Mexican American Catholic College
NCADDHM: National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors for Hispanic Ministry
NCCHM: National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry
NCNPJH: National Catholic Network de Pastoral Juvenil Hispana
ANDH: Asociación Nacional de Diáconos Hispanos - (Currently, there is no specific website for ANDH)
ANSH: Asociación Nacional de Sacerdotes Hispanos
FIP: Federación de Institutos Pastorales - (Currently, there is no specific website for FIP)
In 2010 more than 55% of all Catholics in the United States under the age of 18 are Hispanic. Hispanic Youth Ministry must be considered a priority in every pastoral plan (diocesan, parochial, and organizational) during the next decades in this country. The present and future of U.S. Catholicism will largely depend on how we serve Hispanic Youth today.
See the work and resources of Instituto Fe y Vida in Stockton, CA.
The following books are very helpful resources for ministry with Catholic Hispanic Youth: