As someone who is passionate about dogs, Syd Sullins likes to describe the Ranch as a beautiful and cheerful place filled with satisfied volunteers and contented dogs.

Ricardo Joel Gómez Osnaya – Padre Ricardo as he is still called, even after his November election as bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Western Mexico – had not yet been born when his grandfather, a layman in Tlajomulco, a town just outside Guadalajara, was knifed to death by a zealous Cristero after leaving an Anglican Mass.

Lakeside may have as many styles of painters as they have styles of art.

Mattel, in a nod to International Women’s Day, has introduced several new Barbie Dolls, including ones representing two Mexican icons, Tapatia golfer Lorena Ochoa and artist Frida Kahlo.

The newest and shiniest jewel in the crown of the ambitious Mexican supermarket giant, La Comer, opened on the north side of Guadalajara in November.

By Carol Kaufman

Imagine a program that offers Mexican children a chance to experience being a professional writer – that exhilarating moment when a youngster sees his or her short story colorfully illustrated and published into a high-quality book.