It is historical and many who have known me are aware that since my childhood I have been very spiritual. In fact, it is known
that since my days in junior high school and all throughout high school I would
make a part of my life to attend early morning mass at 6:30 a.m. at Holy Family
Church on Elgin street which was walking distance from my house on Ada Street
in the in an area that was then referred to as San Diego. Coach R.S. Garza and Faustino Rivera (late
father of Joe Rivera and Delia Rivera) were the users in the morning mass and eventually
I became of the youngest ushers ever in the Catholic Church. I never missed a
day of mass all through junior high and high school. When I was senior I was
asked by the leading father at Christ the King Church if I would coach the boys
basketball team, and I did and we won the conference at that time. I was just a
senior at Miller High School.
I am sharing all of these
facts because many might think that because of my suffering for 20 years
in the prisons of America I have found this power of spirituality. In reality
this power has always been in my heart and soul as if God was preparing me to
be the spiritual warrior/leader that He was seeking for a long time on this
earth. Delia, Joe, Father Higgins, Father Fernandez and many others were and
are witnesses to my spiritual life at a very early age. That spirituality has
now become the essence of seeking freedom, justice, equality and love not only
for myself and my family, but most importantly for all humanity.