San Fernando Cathedral - Paperback

by Virgilio Elizondo (Author), Timothy Matovina (Author)

San Fernando Cathedral is the inspiring story of how a church built nearly two and a half centuries ago remains a wellspring of life an renewal today. Know for its public rituals that attract thousands to down town San Antonio - particularly during Holy Week and the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe - San Fernando Cathedral nurtures and nourishes a diverse and dynamic population; it is indeed the soul of the city.

Author Biography

Virgillio P. Elizondo, a native of San Antonio and former rector of San Fernando Cathedral, is director of Archdiocesan Television Ministry of San Antonio. He is also a board member of Concillium, the international Catholic journal, and the author of many books, including Guadalupe: Mother of the New Creation, and Galilean Journey: The Mexican - American Promise.

Timothy M. Matovina is assistant professor of theology at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The book review editor or the Journal of Hispainc/Latino Theology, he is author of numerous articles and five books, including Tejano Religion and Ethnicity: San Antonio, 1821 - 1860, and The Alamo Remembered: Tejano Accounts and Perspectives.