On pilgrimage to Pierre: New York's holy hairdresser and the quiet revolution
Tulio Huggins reflects on a trip to the tomb of Venerable Pierre Toussaint, one of the nation's seven Black Catholics on the road to sainthood.
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'This is holy ground': Catholics celebrate announcement of shrine to Venerable Augustus Tolton
Hundreds gathered at the former St. Boniface Church in Quincy, Ill., where Tolton once said a Mass as the nation's first openly Black Catholic priest.
Shrine to Venerable Augustus Tolton planned at shuttered church in Quincy, Illinois
The former St. Boniface Catholic Church, where Tolton once studied as a child and later celebrated Mass, was named a city landmark in 2024.
'Demonic cycle of evil': Pope Leo XIV again rejects war during Vatican prayer vigil for peace
The American pontiff held the livestreamed service in response to various global conflicts, heading off weeks of intensifying anti-war messages.
In your spiritual life, are you discerning or delaying?
Joseph Peach tackles true discernment, in which he says we must be listening for a Christ-centered call to action, not an excuse for inertia.
The birds of the heavens and the spiritual life
Alexander Walton connects the creatures of the air to the history of Christian beauty and the tradition of artistic evangelization.
Podcast: In 2026, is it finally time for Black Christians to unite?
Rev. Dr. Ebony Grisom, Fr Samuel Davis, Eric T. Styles, and Nate Tinner-Williams discuss Black ecumenism and the challenges therein.
Sought in pilgrimage, Venerable Augustus Tolton is still inspiring faith and justice.
Linda Lysakowski recounts a recent trip to the birthplace of and commemorative sites honoring the nation's first openly Black Catholic priest.
When God spoke to me in a dream, I listened.
Sister of the Holy Family Charlotte Rubit recounts an experience hearing from God in a way never expected, yet much needed in her life of faith.
Black Catholic meets Pope Leo XIV after 600-mile bike pilgrimage to combat antisemitism
Victor Mooney's latest advocacy trek included Catholic shrines and former concentration camps in Poland before a surprise invitation to the Vatican.
D.C. Black Catholic school makes first-ever trip to England to connect with 'founding spirit'
The Washington School for Girls' 8th-grade trip was a unique experience for students exploring London and Felixstowe this spring before graduation.
Podcast: Chris Ellis on answering the call to the permanent diaconate (BCM show #15)
The Black Catholic D.C. native sat down with BCM to discuss culture, calling, and the need for greater commitment to evangelization.
New Trappist meditation garden honors the enslaved in South Carolina
Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner planned the new project after discovering unmarked graves believed to belong to enslaved African Americans.
Prayer for a pope: On Leo XIV and the era of great faith
Dr. Ronald E. Smith shares how we can support the new Roman pontiff, inspired by recent Catholic exemplars of holiness and evangelization.