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Article: Diocese meets challenges of ethnic diversity.(MINISTRIES)(Interview)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- September 15, 2006
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Rufino Zaragoza, a third-generation Mexican American is imbued with the riches of his Hispanic Catholicism--its exuberant music, its unwavering devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe--but his heart and soul reach out to another culture as well: Vietnamese.
"I hunger for God's face, but one culture does not contain all of the beauty of God. So this hunger thrusts me into other cultures," the Franciscan brother said during a recent interview.
Zaragoza, an Oakland-based liturgical music consultant, composer, and student of cross-cultural ministry, explained why he has fallen in love with Vietnamese religious expression. "As an introvert, my soul resonates with ...