Bishop Boxie shared his own experiences of racism, saying rejection and exclusion have “sadly” been part of the Black Catholic experience.
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Posted inInterviews
Interview: the first Black woman to lead a Jesuit university on the true meaning of diversity
Shawna Cooper Whitehead is not only the first woman to serve as president of Regis but the first Black woman to serve as president of a Jesuit college or university in the United States.
Posted inFaith and Reason
A rare look at Black Catholic life before the Civil War
Even if the Society of the Holy Family did not survive the antebellum period, it showed how a West African-rooted Catholicism could thrive in the United States.
Posted inCatholic Book Club
New and familiar faces—and emerging voices—in American Catholic theology
Both the Catholic Theological Society of America and the College Theology Society held conventions in the past few weeks—a chance to evaluate the discipline of theology and honor outstanding scholars.
Posted inDispatches
Interview: What Pope Leo’s apology for the church’s role in slavery means to Black Catholics
“It is not easy to be Black and Catholic in the United States. That’s why, I think, I felt so moved.”
Posted inCatholic Book Club
Remembering Cyprian Davis, a giant of Black Catholic history
Cyprian Davis, O.S.B., was a prominent figure in the American church after the Second Vatican Council due to, among other achievements, his scholarship on Black Catholics, theology, spirituality, pastoral care, Black women religious in the United States and the multifaceted history of Black Christianity on these shores.
Posted inPodcasts
The Black Masking Indians of Mardi Gras
This week, on a special Mardi Gras episode, “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Sebastian speak with Dr. Ansel Augustine about the harrowing and sacred culture of the Black Masking Indians of Mardi Gras.
Posted inFeatures
Black, Catholic and Gen Z: In searching for my roots, I found Pope Leo in my past
If this is the case, it means I share ancestry with Pope Leo XIV through my great-grandmother Eugenie Lemelle’s paternal lineage going back to where I started the story of my ancestry in this piece—Marie Jeanne Davion. My very, very, distant cousin is the pope!
Posted inFaith and Reason
What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk?
For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk’s full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Wonder and gratitude: The faith and fiction of Deborah Johnson
Deborah Johnson is not your typical Mississippi book author—but over the years, she has explored themes that reflect her unique background and life story.