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Winner of a 2018 Association of Catholic Publishers Award: Spanish (Second Place). Hosffman Ospino, a leading authority on Hispanic ministry in the United States, offers a short, accessible introduction to the Creed. Written in Spanish for Hispanic Catholics in the United States, El Credo explains the importance of the Creed, our faith in the Blessed Trinity, and how the Creed is central to the life of the Church. El Credo is an invitation to journey into the beauty, truth, and depth of the Catholic faith presented in the Creed through the experience of being a Hispanic Catholic in the United States. Using both the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed, Hosffman Ospino, professor of theology and religious education at Boston College and author of the definitive study Hispanic Ministry in Catholic Parishes, offers five brief chapters that explain faith and revelation; belief in God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and the Creed in the practice of the Church. The book will help Hispanic Catholics understand the Creed and apply it to their own spiritual lives and ministry with others. El Credo is a valuable and much-needed resource in the formation of Hispanic lay ministers in variety of pastoral activities, especially catechists and those involved in the work of evangelization. Among the features of the book are a clear summary of ten affirmations of faith about the Trinity; a basic explanation of what it means to say that Jesus is truly human and truly divine; a review of how popular images of Mary such as Our Lady of Guadalupe or Our Lady of Charity of Cobre help us understand her role in the life of Christ and our own; and a description of how the Via Crucis devotion deepens an appreciation of salvation and redemption. Summary points and questions suitable for personal reflection and group discussion are provided at the end of each chapter. The book is available only in Spanish.

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A beautifully written book that takes you on a fascinating and profound journey through the Creed. This book will help many understand not only what we believe in, but also how we can live our Catholic faith more fully! Un libro hermosamente escrito que te lleva en un viaje a traves de nuestra fe catolica con el fin de ayudarte a comprender mejor y vivirla plenamente. --Miriam Hidalgo, Office of Education, Evangelization and Catechesis, Archdiocese of Hartford More than just a pastoral reading for studying the Creed, the pages of Dr. Ospino's book offer a simple path for the personal and communal encounter with the One and Triune God. The reader will discover an invitation to meditate and study the beauty and richness of the Creed, but also to encounter the God of our faith, at the personal and community levels. Mas alla de una lectura pastoral para el estudio del Credo de la Iglesia, las paginas de este libro del Dr. Ospino nos ofrecen un camino sencillo para el encuentro personal y grupal con Dios, Uno y Trino. El lector se sentira invitado a la meditacion y al estudio de la belleza y riqueza del Credo, pero tambien a encontrar, personal y comunitariamente, al Dios de nuestra fe. --Rev. Rafael Capo, Director of the USCCB Southeast Regional Office for Hispanic Ministry

A beautifully written book that takes you on a fascinating and profound journey through the Creed. This book will help many understand not only what we believe in, but also how we can live our Catholic faith more fully! Un libro hermosamente escrito que te lleva en un viaje a traves de nuestra fe catolica con el fin de ayudarte a comprenderla mejor y vivirla plenamente. --Miriam Hidalgo, Office of Education, Evangelization and Catechesis, Archdiocese of Hartford More than just a pastoral reading for studying the Creed, the pages of Dr. Ospino's book offer a simple path for the personal and communal encounter with the One and Triune God. The reader will discover an invitation to meditate and study the beauty and richness of the Creed, but also to encounter the God of our faith, at the personal and community levels. Mas alla de una lectura pastoral para el estudio del Credo de la Iglesia, las paginas de este libro del Dr. Ospino nos ofrecen un camino sencillo para el encuentro personal y grupal con Dios, Uno y Trino. El lector se sentira invitado a la meditacion y al estudio de la belleza y riqueza del Credo, pero tambien a encontrar, personal y comunitariamente, al Dios de nuestra fe. --Rev. Rafael Capo, Director of the USCCB Southeast Regional Office for Hispanic Ministry Hosffman Ospino presents not only what we believe, but in whom we believe: the Father Almighty, Jesus Christ his son, and the Holy Spirit. This book is a magnificent invitation to deepen our friendship with God and to understand more fully what God in his infinite love has revealed to us. Hosffman Ospino nos explica no solo quecreemos, sino en quien creemos: el Padre Todopoderoso, Jesucristo su Hijo, y el Espiritu Santo. Este libro es una invitacion magnifica a profundizar nuestra amistad con Dios y a entender mas de lleno lo que Dios nos ha revelado en su amor infinito. --Tim Matovina, Chair, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Author of Ministerio hispano

A beautifully written book that takes you on a fascinating and profound journey through the Creed. This book will help many understand not only what we believe in, but also how we can live our Catholic faith more fully! Un libro hermosamente escrito que te lleva en un viaje a traves de nuestra fe catolica con el fin de ayudarte a comprender mejor y vivirla plenamente. --Miriam Hidalgo, Office of Education, Evangelization and Catechesis, Archdiocese of Hartford More than just a pastoral reading for studying the Creed, the pages of Dr. Ospino's book offer a simple path for the personal and communal encounter with the One and Triune God. The reader will discover an invitation to meditate and study the beauty and richness of the Creed, but also to encounter the God of our faith, at the personal and community levels. Mas alla de una lectura pastoral para el estudio del Credo de la Iglesia, las paginas de este libro del Dr. Ospino nos ofrecen un camino sencillo para el encuentro personal y grupal con Dios, Uno y Trino. El lector se sentira invitado a la meditacion y al estudio de la belleza y riqueza del Credo, pero tambien a encontrar, personal y comunitariamente, al Dios de nuestra fe. --Rev. Rafael Capo, Director of the USCCB Southeast Regional Office for Hispanic Ministry Hosffman Ospino presents not only what we believe, but in whom we believe: the Father Almighty, Jesus Christ his son, and the Holy Spirit. This book is a magnificent invitation to deepen our friendship with God and to understand more fully what God in his infinite love has revealed to us. Hosffman Ospino nos explica no solo quecreemos, sino en quien creemos: el Padre Todopoderoso, Jesucristo su Hijo, y el Espiritu Santo. Este libro es una invitacion magnifica a profundizar nuestra amistad con Dios y a entender mas de lleno lo que Dios nos ha revelado en su amor infinito. --Tim Matovina, Chair, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Author of Ministerio hispano

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"Hosffman Ospino is a professor of theology and religious education at Boston College, where he serves as director of graduate programs in Hispanic ministry. He is actively involved in Hispanic ministry at St. Patrick Parish in Lawrence, Massachusetts. A native of Bogota, Colombia, Ospino earned his doctorate in theology and education from Boston College in 2007. He is an officer of the Academy of Hispanic Theologians of the United States and a member of the board of directors of the National Catholic Educational Association. He also is a member of the leadership team overseeing the process of the Fifth National Pastoral Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry. Ospino received the 2016 NCCL Catechetical Award from the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. In 2015, his article ""The Church's Changing Face"" earned a second-place award from the Catholic Press Association for best in-depth news/special reporting. Our Sunday Visitor named Ospino one of the Catholics of the Year for 2014 for his contributions to research. He is the author or coauthor of five books and has contributed to Momentum, New Theology Review, Catechetical Leader, The Ligourian, US Catholic, Our Sunday Visitor, and several academic journals. He has appeared on CNN, Univision, and NPR. Ospino's work has been written about in a number of periodicals including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and National Catholic Reporter. He is a catechetical and curriculum consultant for Our Sunday Visitor. Ospino lives in the Boston area with his wife, Guadalupe, and two children."

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