It was a pleasure to participate in this remote CNN interview in Spanish.
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The Beautiful Lady Interview on CNN
Book Giveaway Winners
These people will receive a copy of The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe:
Vic and Luz (please send us your contact information)
Lisa Lopez (from Facebook)
Thank you for participating!
Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
From my Author’s Note in The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe
People around the world, from diverse backgrounds and economic levels, come to seek her help, to fulfill a promise, and to gaze at Juan Diego’s cloak, or tilma, which miraculously still has Our Lady’s image preserved on the cactus-fiber cloth. On December 12, her feast day, millions visit the site. In 2002, the Catholic Church canonized Juan Diego as the first indigenous saint of the Americas.
It is a pleasure to share this story and cultural tradition.
A note from the blog manager about today’s BOOK GIVEAWAY:
All you need to do to win one of 5 copies of The Beautiful Lady is add a comment below. Winners will be selected at random. I’ll note the winners in a post tomorrow morning and you can email me your address.
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THE BEAUTIFUL LADY: an Interview
An interview with Pat about her new book The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in yesterday’s El Paso Times.
“To me, she’s this feminine force in the universe that reminds us that there is kindness and patience and love rather than just judgment,” Mora said. “Often, religion can be about judgment, and I don’t believe that’s what she symbolizes.”
The interview also includes a selection of the rich, evocative paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher used to illustrate the story.
Pat Interviewed on NBC Latino
Pat was interviewed for today’s feature “Authors Work to Reflect Latino Culture in Childrens Books” published on the NBC Latino website. Pam Muñoz Ryan and Maya Gonzalez were also interviewed for the article.
