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Priest connects with Latino youth in California

“Some people might be skeptical of a priest who reaches out to teenagers online, but the thousands of young people who log onto his Web site seem to think that “El Padrecito” and his 2-inch-tall alter ego are doing a good thing.

Father Masseo Gonzalez, a Franciscan Catholic priest based in Arroyo Grande, is the brother of “Homies” creator David Gonzalez. A series of collectible figurines that depict residents of the fictional L.A. barrio of “Quien Sabe,” (“Who knows” in Spanish), Homies grew from a comic strip in Lowrider magazine into a fad among Latino youth that continues today….”

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Posted on: January 19th, 2006
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News
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