The 'Call of the King' with Venerable Augustus Tolton
Eric Styles meditates on the legacy of America's first openly Black Catholic priest with an Ignatian flair.
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Now more than ever, Black Catholics must forge their own destiny
Efran Menny gives a possible blueprint for authentic renewal among African Americans in the Church.
Martha Hennessy, granddaughter to Servant of God Dorothy Day, will speak at National Eucharistic Congress
The 69-year-old peace activist moves in the vein of her vaunted ancestor, and was recently invited to the landmark U.S. Catholic event after months of rejection.
How I became an angry Black Catholic
Ralph E. Moore Jr. on his radical activism in 1971 at his home parish, St. Pius V in Baltimore, and the legacy of Black Catholic resistance.
Fr Rayford Emmons, first Black Catholic priest in Philadelphia, celebrating 50 years of ministry
The veteran minister and Catholic convert will be feted with a Jubilee Mass and celebration this month at Holy Cross Church in Mt. Airy.
Gospel-centered solidarity on the road to Gaza
The New Testament story of the Ethiopian eunuch is well-known for various reasons. Its mention of Gaza is not usually one of them.
Can Africa be found on a Catholic pilgrimage to Rome?
A weeklong Catholic student pilgrimage to Rome set out to show Rome as a place for all peoples. Finding Africa took some doing.
Stand up for the African Americans on the path to sainthood.
Ralph E. Moore Jr. says this year should be the start of a direct campaign for the sainthood of the first six African Americans up for canonization.
My book on racial justice became real when my family experienced hate first-hand.
Alessandra Harris wrote a new book describing the history of racism in the U.S. Then the topic hit home in suburban Northern California.
Webcomic probes U.S. Catholic stories of race, resistance, and social justice
Dr. Matthew Cressler's vision for an accessible throughway to the nation's thorny history of race and religion has resulted in a uniquely modern initiative.
Sr Teresita Weind, first Black superior of a global women's religious order, dead at 81
The Ohio-born Black Catholic nun and activist was infamously ousted from a pastoral role in a parish in the 1990s, only to be rehabilitated decades later.
'Mass of the Ages', part 3: Cherry-picked, choppy, but charming at times
The last iteration in the pro-Latin Mass documentary trilogy is more of the same, featuring one side and flawed logic, but has a few bright spots.
How one San Francisco Catholic school interfaces with bullying—even as it evolves
Once a perceived hotbed for racism and homophobia, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep has made strides even as bullying evolves worldwide in the digital age.
Dorothy Day at the 1976 Eucharistic Congress: Work for peace, not war.
A future saint of solidarity speaks from the afterlife on the conundrums of U.S. Catholicism and a pathway toward Eucharistic peace.
Black groups react to controversial new U.S. census guidelines
Afro-Latino advocates and those fighting for descendants of American slavery have found fault in the new changes from the Biden administration.
How 'Three Minutes of Power' can change a life
Joseph Peach explains a unique method of evangelization, modeled by Jesus himself on the road to Calvary.