Juan Alvear: Finding faith and spirit in the great state of California
Merced is a great place to live. Coming from the big cities, it’s a small enough place for there to be community. Megapolises are lonely places. Besides, if you are a Catholic, it’s a fantastic place to be. It has all the tradition of the Papal Church, yet at the same time in its population the modernism of a great diversity of Sola Scriptura Christian faith base communities. Not only Christians, but it’s quite a cosmopolitan place, with religions from the whole world. Cosmopolitan, yet small. After all, it keeps on being the great state of California.
Why is California so great? Because of immigrants; they bring a spirit that dreams about the Promised Land.
Juan Alvear, Merced
This story was originally published June 29, 2017 at 6:12 PM with the headline "Juan Alvear: Finding faith and spirit in the great state of California."