Those who knew Father Norman Fischer said the priest’s easy ability to model the love of Christ and build bridges—sometimes through a beaming selfie or a fist bump—was legendary.
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Xavier of New Orleans may soon have country’s first historically Black and Catholic medical school
Xavier University, a small Catholic and historically Black school in New Orleans, formally signed an agreement with Ochsner Health to establish a medical school.
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The ghosts of James Joyce in Edward P. Jones’s writing
Both Joyce’s and Jones’s stories move us through tragic epiphanies that leave the soul, pained by paralysis, on the threshold of conversion.
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Andre Braugher played the best Catholic character on TV
Frank Pembleton, Andre Braugher’s character on “Homicide: Life on the Street,” embodied the struggle to reconcile faith and intellect. Of course—he was educated by the Jesuits.
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Podcast: Preaching lessons from Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman
Manuel Williams, C.R., reflects on his unique preaching journey, highlighting the impactful guidance he received from two remarkable women in his life: Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman, F.S.P.A., and Sister Joan Delaplane, O.P.
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Catholic student center at historically Black Howard University named for Sister Thea Bowman
Howard University celebrated the blessing and dedication of its Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Student Center on Aug. 28.
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Podcast: Preaching the kingdom of God when justice is delayed on earth
The crisis of preaching in the Catholic Church won’t be solved “unless we emphasize that the preacher needs to be someone who is constantly learning about the Scriptures… and a person of prayer,” Father Bryan Massingale shares with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J. on Preach.
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Pope Francis declares Mother Lange, founder of first order of Black U.S. nuns, ‘venerable’
Pope Francis has declared venerable Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, founder of the first Catholic order of African American nuns, and Sister Lúcia dos Santos, one of the children who saw the Fátima vision.
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Letter to the editor: Black women were excluded from religious orders. Catholics need to know this history.
A response by a historian to America’s recent coverage of the path to completion by the Sisters of Charity of New York notes shock and disappointment at the lack of reckoning with the impact of the longstanding anti-Black and anti-brown admissions policies and practices that most European and white American congregations employed.
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Want better homilies? ‘Preach’ is the podcast for you.
In the inaugural episode of Preach, host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., speaks with Greg Chisholm, S.J., about advice he received as a young priest, then Father Chisholm gives his homily for Holy Trinity Sunday.