Today, Christian Native Americans seek ways of being equal participants in the life and mission of the Church—as indigenous people. They continue to explore ways to experience the freedom and spiritual power of the Gospel, while still fully embracing their tribal identity, traditional customs, and cultural ways in their expressions of faith in Jesus Christ.
As we embrace a multicultural Church, as it exists today, let us celebrate our universal Christian faith, expressed through the languages, customs, art, music, values, and rituals of Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and a host of Asian, African, and European cultures. By doing so, we continue to follow the Camino of Saint Junípero Serra.
—from St. Anthony Messenger‘s “Saint Junípero Serra’s Camino“
by Stephen J. Binz
