
Reflection: Who is Mary in the life of a social justice advocate?
Dr. Valerie D. Lewis-Mosley offers a reflection on the life and witness of the Virgin Mary as a model for activism in the present day.
Dr. Valerie D. Lewis-Mosley offers a reflection on the life and witness of the Virgin Mary as a model for activism in the present day.
As Pride Month brings out the usual hardline rejection of LGBT people by many in the Church, Stephen Staten offers a corrective based on his own experience as a gay Catholic.
Bishop Robert Barron can't seem to hold his peace on "woke" ideology and the modern racial justice movement. Gunnar Gundersen offers a critique.
George Floyd's murder and the Tulsa Race Massacre are two events in a long line of state-sponsored violence against African Americans. Can the tradition be uprooted?
Jeffrey Wald traces out the principles of true compassion and brotherly love in the "The Brothers Karamazov" and "Benito Cereno", linking them to modern America.
The official statement of Black Catholic Messenger on the conviction of one Derek Chauvin—murderer of George Floyd, former police officer, and current inmate.
Few artists are as associated with the streets and the Church as explicitly as DMX. In the wake of his tragic death, his faith witness is highlighted by Gunnar Gundersen.
On April Fool's Day each year, the Church is blessed to honor the legacy of the first Black priest in America who served his own.
As the whole world continues to experience a "dark night of the soul" in the throes of a global pandemic, Alessandra Harris reflects on a unique saintly witness.
David L. Gray, an infamous Black Catholic YouTuber out of Ohio, continues his crusade against Black culture—assisted by Fr Dave Nix, a White monk from Denver.
As Catholic school administrators—even Black ones—make headlines for discriminating against Black culture, Gunnar Gundersen argues that there must a better way.
The current wave of violence against Asian Americans exists in a long line of Anti-Asian racism in US history. Stephen Staten argues that we must be allies.
Bishop Robert Barron's latest post concerning Black America pitted MLK against affirmative action and "equality of outcome". Here, Cory Frontin responds.
The Vatican took over headlines today by formally replying to the question of whether Catholic priests can bless same-sex unions. Their message should not surprise.
Meghan and Harry's recent interview with Oprah has opened an international conversation about power, racism, and mental health. Alessandra Harris dissects and reflects.
Is an ordinariate a solution to the centuries-long Black Catholic struggle in the United States? Nate Tinner-Williams opines.