Why Our Lady of Guadalupe Matters: The Hidden History of Christianity in America

This Dec. 12, millions of Hispanics will celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe as part of their own origin story as Americans. The year 2031 will mark the 500th anniversary of her appearance, and to make more of us English-speaking Americans aware of the role of Our Lady of Guadalupe in our own history, I recently launched a new initiative, Project Guadalupe 2031.