Nearly 60 percent of all Catholics younger than eighteen are Hispanic. The numbers are clear. The voices and experiences of Hispanic young people are writing a new chapter in the history of the Church in this country.

Our Catholic Children: Ministry with Hispanic Youth and Young Adults is a groundbreaking collection of essays, the result of several national conversations, bringing together the best research and analysis available to date on the most urgent realities that shape the lives of Hispanic Catholic young people.

Hosffman Ospino, PhD is a researcher and an Associate Professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College, School of Theology & Ministry.