A one-size-fits-all Mass doesn't serve Black Catholics.
Efran Menny on the need for a culturally aware liturgical experience that doesn't alienate the few in favor of the many.
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Why the pronatalism of JD Vance falls flat on these Catholic ears.
Efran Menny dissects a pernicious strain of political thought that demands a higher birthrate alongside decimation of the social safety net.
What hath synodality to do with Black Catholics?
Daryl Grigsby connects the global Catholic movement of authentic listening to the enduring witness of African-American spirituality.
Here are the Catholic bishops who enslaved Black people in America.
Nate Tinner-Williams explores the history of episcopal human trafficking in what would become the United States of America.
This Black History Month, I wonder: Why are we still comparing civil rights and abortion?
Daryl Grigsby on the false equivalencies finding oxygen due to actions from a nascent Trump administration bent on anything but racial justice.
Martin Luther King and the Black Social Gospel
Daryl Grigsby on the sociotheological currents underlying America's most impactful religious thinker, and his allies in the fight for justice.
60 days later: Introspection is needed on White Catholic rejection of Kamala Harris
Ahead of Inauguration Day, Efran Menny offers food for thought on the bankruptcy of the Catholic moral vote and how to pick up the pieces.
Black Beaumont native kills 14 in New Orleans car attack
The African-American perpetrator was radicalized in a form of Islamist extremism and had an ISIS flag on his rented vehicle.
This Advent, I am mourning the loss of Black men.
Tamika Royes on tragedy, mental health, and the unseen struggle of the male diaspora in North America.
On Advent, administrations, and the art of waiting
Daryl Grigsby on how to apply the ethos of anticipating the coming savior to the challenges of an incoming Trump-Vance White House.
Has the Catholic Church truly learned hospitality?
Tamika Royes on the "Black exodus" and how to foster the welcome that all deserve in God's house.
The ancient history of Catholicism in the motherland gives me hope—and gives me pause.
Alessandra Harris on the Kongo Kingdom and its lasting legacy in the Church's relationship with the Black world—and in entanglement with slavery.
Kimo Ah Yun elected first Black president of Marquette University
The Catholic administrator had served as university provost since 2018 and as acting president since the death of Dr. Michael Lovell in June.
Post-synod, African Americans from students' pilgrimage speak of invigoration, challenges
An October event in Rome stirred consciences and debate, while the few Black participants say they were inspired by a unique moment of synodality.
Dueling ideologies and a curious case of the cat-got tongue at 2024 bishops' meeting in Baltimore
Would that the nation's Catholic prelates took a stand on social clarity (and charity) in 2024. Alas, it was not so, writes Nate Tinner-Williams.
The specter of racist chauvinism in the 2024 presidential election
Kamala Harris is the first Black woman to top a major ticket. Efran Menny says blowback from conservatives proves there is much more work to do.