When Connie Hernandez died in 2015 a part of Santa Fe history came to an end. Her family had been caretakers of La Conquistadora for
Just as the Native Americans were forced to convert to Christianity while secretly honoring their own spirituality, many of New Mexico’s early Spanish settlers also
In 1942 Japanese-American prisoners began to arrive in Santa Fe. The prisoners were considered enemies of foreign ancestry. The men were forcibly removed from other
In 1973, the muralist Edward O’Brien became enthralled with Sikhism and the representation of the feminine principal in Sikh Dharma. He realized that Shakti represented
On Saturday, December 12th, millions of people around the world will pay homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe on her Catholic feast day. The legend
In December 1531 the Virgin Mary appeared in Mexico to an Aztec man named Juan Diego. During the next three days she appeared to the
Paramahansa Yogananda was born in 1893 in Gorakhpur, India. He received his spiritual training under the Yoga maser Sri Yukteswar. He had a guru named
I always associate the month of October with the Carmelites. Their two founders, St. Teresa de Avila and St. Theresa de Lisieux, celebrate feast days
People like the late Richard J. Gregory have contributed to Santa Fe’s spiritual diversity. He brought the Science of Mind and Spirit to Santa Fe
Hispanic Catholics will often designate a special corner of their house with an altar. The setting will include the veneration for favorite saints and symbols
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