Jesus and the Gentile woman: a model for racial healing
Joseph Peach dissects a reading from the gospels to explicate a higher model of intercultural dialogue and prayer-filled work for justice.
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Seeing Mariology in the Mothers of the Movement
Efran Menny connects the recent tragedy in Memphis to the suffering Mother of God, seen in the mothers of Black men murdered in an unjust America.
Where to find a Catholic Black History Month event (2023 edition)
A listing of Black History Month events from parishes, schools, and national organizations around the country.
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament in Shreveport celebrating 100 years on Sunday
Amid measured triumph over a planned freeway extension, a historic Catholic church in northwest Louisiana is celebrating its centennial this weekend.
Keenan Anderson and King's 'Other America'
Efran Menny reflects on the tragedy of Keenan Anderson's death at the hands of LA police in early January.
Celestina Cordero, the Black Catholic 'Maestra' of education in Puerto Rico
The mother of public education in Puerto Rico was a Black Catholic born in the late 18th century. She died on this day in 1862.
The saintly Black Catholics who paved the way for MLK
Ralph Moore Jr. touts the legacies of African American Catholics on the path to sainthood, and how several of them paved the way for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I believe Fr Martin Maria de Porres Ward, OFM Conv. should be a saint. Here's why.
A Brazilian former seminarian who studied under an African-American priest now considered for canonization explains why he thinks his former mentor is worthy of the altars.
Environmental and infrastructural racism is a human rights issues
Efran Menny explicates the need for governmental (and communal) solidarity in the realm of public works.
Mel Gibson nyxed from Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans
Following public backlash—and alleged threats—the disgraced Hollywood star will no longer roll in one of the city's largest Carnival events.
Where to find a Catholic MLK Day event (2023 edition)
A listing of Catholic MLK Day-related events in dioceses around the country.
The three African popes—who very possibly were Black
Ralph Moore Jr. muses on the intersection of Blackness and the papacy as the world mourns Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
Toni Morrison exhibit opening in February at Princeton University
Toni Morrison, the late Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor, will be honored with a new months-long exhibit this year at Princeton University, the institution where she spent much of her later career. The school has announced that “Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory” will run from February 22, 2023—
Bust of racist Catholic Supreme Court justice to be replaced by Thurgood Marshall
President Biden has signed legislation that will newly immortalize the nation's first Black Supreme Court justice in the US Capitol.
Br David Boone, longtime S.C. civil rights activist, honored with street renaming in Rock Hill
A White Catholic religious brother who made waves with his support of the Civil Rights Movement has been honored in the city where he served for over six decades.
Applications open for Fairfield University's new access-oriented Bridgeport campus
A Jesuit university has plans to shake up higher education access in Connecticut. Things are moving right ahead, despite some local opposition.