Caminemos Con María

Celebrating Latinas in our communities. Listening to stories of struggle and resurrection. Recognizing the incarnated Jesus in all.

A project in collaboration with Episcopal Evangelism Society (EES), Sewanee School of Theology, All Saints Chapel at University of the South, and St. Augustine's Chapel

Caminemos Con Maria

Behind the Music

Caminemos con María is an invitation to our communities, to celebrate Latinas, their gifts, and their stories of struggle, liberation, and resurrection, as captured in the traditional genre of Canción Latinoamericana, (Latin American Song). Each song has the name of María, and tell the story of women from different contexts, women of unbreakable faith, who draw strength from their "weaknesses", to face the struggles of life, to bring about hope and liberation for themselves, and the families who depend on them.

Yuri Rodriguez, sings these stories, and makes the connection between the name "María", the socio-cultural expectations that weigh on the shoulders of Latinas and Marías all over the world, and the biblical stories of Marías in our faith tradition.

Rodríguez is accompanied by the Worship with Bravery ensemble, an emsemble of virtuso musicians (faculty and alumni) of the prestigious Jacobs School of Music, at Indiana University. They are the musicians leading the Latin American Choir at Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, a choir conducted by Yuri Rodriguez from 2013 until 2020. To learn more about the musicians (Daniel Duarte, Stephany Cohen, and Petar Jankovic), click on the About Us section.