The arrival in Mexico of Hernan Cortez and his soldiers won Mexico for Spain. The appearance a few short years later of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Tepeyac Hill won it for Christ.

Cy Kellett:

Hello, and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I am your host, Cy Kellett, and we are very grateful that you’re here with us. In honor of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, we consider the real story of how the gospel of Jesus Christ reached the Americas and took root across Mexico. We’ll do our best not to get bogged down in the myths and anxieties of the modern, and may I say somewhat ju…