Catholic prayer app Hallow offering all features free today, May 5th
The nation's #1 Catholic prayer app is free for 24 hours only, on the National Day of Prayer, and features a number of African Americans.
Theology
Excerpt: 'A journey of hope' in the life of a Black Jesuit
Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ narrates his experience as a seminary student struggling against racism—all while navigating life as a Jesuit and as a Black Catholic new to America.
Sister Thea Bowman Week kicks off Sunday, ahead of dedication for new center at Viterbo University
Servant of God Thea Bowman's feast day has become an occasion for extended celebration, with her alma mater hosting a week of events and the dedication of a new legacy center.
Reflection: St Joseph the Black, pray for us
An editorial reflection from Nate Tinner-Williams links the father of Jesus to the experience of African Americans in a strange land.
'We are a gift to this country': Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrates annual Black History Month Mass for Brooklyn Diocese
The nation's Black cardinal crossed state lines this week to fete the faithful of Queens and Brooklyn, where he celebrated the annual Mass of Thanksgiving for Black History Month.
Opinion: We should celebrate Kwanzaa. (The Bible tells us so.)
Fr Nnaemeka Ali, OMI continues his discussion of Kwanzaa, arguing that it makes Biblical sense to join in the cultural celebrations of the marginalized.
Fr Josh Johnson newest regular on Ascension Press YouTube channel
A Louisiana Black priest known for his incisive takes on complicated modern issues is now a twice-monthly feature on an über-popular Catholic YouTube channel.
National Black Catholic Congress young adult webinar series continues December 6th
The next entry in a webinar series from young Black Catholic academics will tackle the topic of Black Lives Matter in the context of the Catholic Church.
Interview: New podcast on Fr Clarence Rivers—the father of Black Catholic liturgy
Cincinnati's first Black priest, who also spearheaded the liturgical side of the Black Catholic Movement, is the subject of a podcast launched over the summer.
Bishops' gathering in Baltimore features brief bright spots, more of the same
The USCCB has wrapped its first in-person meeting in two years, but the intervening pandemic and racial reckoning have hardly caused much of a shift.
Black Catholic scholars help launch 'Queer Catholic Theologians of Color' project
Last month in Chicago, a group of Catholic scholars launched a new group centering LGBTQ Catholic voices in the struggle against injustice.
Diverse Black Catholic theologians on display tonight in simultaneous (if not competing) Philly events
Two events tonight featuring Black Catholic theologians will explore, independently, how to bring theology into politics and how to bring conservative Catholicism into theology.
Varied perspectives on display at this weekend's 31st annual Black Catholic Theological Symposium
The Black Catholic Theological Symposium is still going strong in its third decade of meetings, concluding tonight with a Gospel Mass at the University of Notre Dame.
Black Catholic Theological Symposium annual meeting announced for October 7-9th at Notre Dame
The nation's Black Catholic theological society has scheduled its annual gathering for this Fall in South Bend—headlined by a number of standout names.
Excerpt: The Ignatian “Magis” as an Antidote for Racism
An excerpt from "The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola", a new devotional text from Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ.
XULA's Insitute for Black Catholic Studies completes 42nd annual session
Virtual classes for the 42nd annual convening of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies were concluded by an in-person graduation ceremony in New Orleans Friday night.