Cafe y Chisme Corner

Stories, cultura, and gift guides rooted in real Latino family life. Read, share, and find something that feels like home.

Cafe y Chisme Corner

St. Thomas the Apostle: The Saint for Everyone ...

"Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were — I will not believe." That's Santo Tomás. The most honest apostle. The...

St. Thomas the Apostle: The Saint for Everyone ...

"Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were — I will not believe." That's Santo Tomás. The most honest apostle. The...

St. Isidore the Farmer: Gifts for the Patron Sa...

San Isidro Labrador is the saint of the fields, of the harvest, of the men and women who work the earth with their hands. In Mexico and across Latin America,...

St. Isidore the Farmer: Gifts for the Patron Sa...

San Isidro Labrador is the saint of the fields, of the harvest, of the men and women who work the earth with their hands. In Mexico and across Latin America,...

St. Dymphna Gifts: The Patron Saint of Mental H...

Mental health is not a topic that has always been comfortable in Latino households. The language hasn't always existed. The resources haven't always been accessible. The stigma has been real....

St. Dymphna Gifts: The Patron Saint of Mental H...

Mental health is not a topic that has always been comfortable in Latino households. The language hasn't always existed. The resources haven't always been accessible. The stigma has been real....

St. Cecilia Gifts: For the Musicians, Singers, ...

Santa Cecilia is for the musicians. The choir directors, the mariachi players, the DJ at the quinceañera, the tía who sang in church for forty years and still hits every...

St. Cecilia Gifts: For the Musicians, Singers, ...

Santa Cecilia is for the musicians. The choir directors, the mariachi players, the DJ at the quinceañera, the tía who sang in church for forty years and still hits every...

St. Charbel Gifts: The Lebanese Mystic Beloved ...

San Charbel might surprise you if you expect saints to come from Rome or Spain. He's Lebanese — a Maronite monk who lived in the mountains above Byblos in the...

St. Charbel Gifts: The Lebanese Mystic Beloved ...

San Charbel might surprise you if you expect saints to come from Rome or Spain. He's Lebanese — a Maronite monk who lived in the mountains above Byblos in the...

St. Raphael the Archangel Gifts: For Those Who ...

The name Rafael means "God heals" — and San Rafael the Archangel has been patron of healers, travelers, and the sick for centuries. He's the archangel who guided Tobias safely...

St. Raphael the Archangel Gifts: For Those Who ...

The name Rafael means "God heals" — and San Rafael the Archangel has been patron of healers, travelers, and the sick for centuries. He's the archangel who guided Tobias safely...