text: Thanks to the Hispanic process of Encuentro, a series of meetings that start with grass-roots listening at the parish level and moves on to diocesan and national meetings, the Hispanic communities have been positioning themselves for leadership and full activity.  For many parishes in the Southwest, the future you describe is here, and has been here for a long time. As an Anglo, I've watched with envy as I see the Hispanic bishops and priests being full of vision and vitality, while ours argue about translations and culture wars. This past summer's Convocation of Catholic Leaders was modeled to some extent on the Encuentro process, but it may be too little too late.