'Walk Together, Children': Fr Carl Gales, SVD's homily for Joint Conference Jubilee Mass
A homily this week from one of the nation's newest African-American Catholic priests, covering racism, resilience, and freedom.
Opinion: It wasn't easy being a Black Catholic woman in seminary at Candler
A Methodist seminary in Atlanta is one of the few with a Catholic Studies program built in. Terresa Ford recounts her unique (and challenging) experience.
Statement: National Black Catholic Seminarians Association on Juneteenth 2022
The official Juneteenth statement of the association representing Catholic seminarians of African descent in the United States.
Analysis: How US Catholic leaders can make equity and justice their priority
Taking a recent Pew study as her muse, Dr. Mary McConner makes the case for a more full-orbed witness to social justice in the life of the Catholic Church.
Opinion: Interracial marriage, autism, and the value of diversity
Daniel Jansky on how he came to accept his autism diagnosis, repudiate racism, discover the Catholic Church, and marry an African American.
'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.
A rock befitting St. Peter's: Samuel Henderson, a Black Catholic hero in the 1878 Memphis plague
The fame of a certain 19th-century Black Catholic handyman is well known in his native Memphis, but his death in 1907 was perhaps only the beginning of his story.
Remembering Fr Martin Carter, SA
Donna Leslie offers a longform tribute to the life and legacy of an eminent Black Catholic priest, recently deceased at the age of 91.
'Repair the Breach!': African Americans and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Donna Toliver Grimes, head of the USCCB's African-American subcommittee, interviews the head of the bishops' anti-poverty initiative.
In Memoriam: A powerful letter from a dying Black priest to his doctor
Reprint of a defiantly hopeful (and staunchly Catholic) letter from a Black priest in DC, who passed in 2009 from cancer.
New Thea Bowman portrait created by painter Vernon Adams
A stunning new portrait of Servant of God Thea Bowman has emerged out of Dallas, from an artist raised in the diocese where the activist-sister was born and later served.
Opinion: Advent means waiting, suffering with hope
Missy Enaje reflects on how the Christmas season invites us to joy in the face of suffering and the yet-to-be-fulfilled promises of God.
Opinion: Children are at risk in the 'full circle of the forgotten'
Missy Enaje reflects on the modern impulse to feint on social justice and ultimately leave vulnerable children in the lurch.
Reflection: "We are beloved"—an oft-needed reminder from Servant of God Thea Bowman
Karianna Frey, a Black Catholic author with family connections to a saintly Black nun, reflects on her witness and the new devotional she wrote in her honor.
Reflection: Too few people recognize the contributions of Black Catholics—from Toni Morrison to Homer Plessy
Nadra Nittle is a Protestant concerned with the neglect of Black people in Catholic histories. Read why she wrote a new book on Toni Morrison.
Reflection: 21st-century vocation and mission from the perspective of a Black religious brother
A Black Dominican brother in New Orleans explains his ministry, vocation story, and why God is still calling men to religious brotherhood.