Jesus on a Tortilla
How a burn mark in the shape of Christ changed a family.
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Episode Notes
After Maria Rubio saw Jesus on a tortilla, her family got besieged by believers and gawkers and the national press. But for the Rubios, the tortilla wasn’t just a public spectacle. It was the miracle that changed their family. And decades later, they’re still reckoning with how that tortilla upended everything.
One Year is produced by Josh Levin, Evan Chung, and Madeline Ducharme. Mixing by Merritt Jacob.
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Blog
Rubio, Angelica. The Tortilla Kid, https://thetortillakid.com/.
