During a recent mission in Miami, a group of parishioners from Miami Korean Catholic Church guided us to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Charity, the patron saint of Cuba, on the shores of Biscayne Bay. Our Lady of Charity as a focal point of social and spiritual unity among Cuban immigrants drew my attention.
A Cuban American journeys to the island his family fled more than 50 years ago, seeking answers about faith, freedom and the enduring power of ancestral legacies.