Filled with Faith

For the past two weeks I have been working on a story on the Church of San José. It is a small little adobe Catholic church in the South Valley here in Albuquerque. The majority of parishioners are Mexican immigrants. The church is so popular in the area that the parish has out grown their church. There is standing room only on Sundays. And to take pictures during Palm Sunday I had to attend two masses because I couldn't move once I was in place. I grew to love the church and the people and hope they didn't mind me being there. The story and photos ran today, Easter Sunday, on A1.

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The Archbishop Comes to Albuquerque

Yesterday's special mass for firefighters and police officers brought the archbishop to town. He was a really nice guy. In this photo he was in mid-turn and when he finally saw me behind him he looked down at me, then back behind him and said, "That's going to be a good photo with the flag behind me." Then he asked my name, who I was with and shook my hand.

The Priest and his dog

This priest was the most interesting subject yet in New Mexico. His dog, Samson or Weasel (yes the dog had two names), use to attend mass until a parishioner complained. He restores old cars on the side. He special orders his cigars online.