hispanic american catholics

The emergence of a neotraditionalist order -- Mother Luisa's canonization and the sanctification of neotraditionalism -- The urban cloister : religious and ethnic identity in Los Angeles -- Underground Carmelites : Catholic identity in the Arizona/Sonora borderlands -- Betwixt and between : Catholic identity and the reconstruction of ethnic identity in Miami -- Gone but not forgotten : the Carmelites in postindustrial Cleveland.

Explores the history of Latino heritage and traces the experiences of Latino Americans as a whole. Examines how this people has maintained elements of its culture even when moving to the United States and includes color photographs, a timeline, and further reading sources.