Abuelita snuggled closer to Lorena placing her chin to rest lightly on the top of her head and said, “Cuando ya no me puedas ver, cierra los ojos, que siempre me podrás encontrar por la noche cantando en coro con los coquis.”

The more healing I’ve done, and the more my spirituality is rooted in the land, in this earth, the more that I believe that our spirituality, our healing, is vital for our social and environmental justice healing.

I am a body
that praises
Praises the Holy of Christianity
And also praises Protestantism
Buddhism comes to cherish the spirit

These are my favorite kick-ass female saints. The Catholic church celebrates (some of) these fierce female saints for their self-abnegation but I prefer to draw strength from their determination. I hope that their stories inspire the subversive wonder woman in all of us.

Mi tela divina.
Protegiendo me con
amor, estilo y sabiduría.
The sacred tapestry on the
divine playground
of my ofrenda.