Yes, the Pope is Catholic . . . But He Has Also Been Unclear.
Late last month there was a thing going around stating that the Holy Father had denied the truth of the Immaculate Conception during one of his addresses. It was bogus. He never truly denied that Our Lady is immaculate. I remember seeing the original claim/article, reading it along with Francis’ own words, and determined there…
First Leading Black Bishop of Diocese in US During the 20th Century Dies
This is such a great story. I never knew of Bishop Howze, but God willing I could follow in his footsteps. Please pray for the repose of his soul. Here are a few excerpts from the article the Sun Herald did on his life: “Bishop Emeritus Joseph Lawson Howze, the first black bishop to lead a diocese in the…
Happy Epiphany! Blessed Chalk!
Father did the traditional blessings of chalk today for Epiphany! I got mine during the mad dash to get one! Did your priest do one of these this morning? The very top part is what you write on the door posts. The 20 + 19 mean the current year and CMB can be either…
Happy New Year 2019!
New Year, Same Holy Mary! Happy Feast of the Mother of God and Happy New Year to you all!
Merry Christmas! Go and Adore Him Today.
Merry Christmas to you all! He has arrived. Go and adore Him. Happy Holy Days from BLACKCATHOLIC! – Justin
Lessons and Carols
From the program of the Lessons and Carols we had tonight in the seminary.
St. Nick Came Last Night!
St. Nicholas of Myra visited the seminary last night and left us goodies in our shoes outside our room! Score! The true Sant Claus lived from 270-343, and was known for his tremendous generosity like sneaking dowries to young virgins so they would not have to go into prostitutions. A tradition later developed that stated…
Choice of Logo – The “Raised Fist” – Remembering An Early Controversy
From Choice of Logo information page: Dude, What’s Up With The Raised Fist? Earlier in the existence of BLACKCATHOLIC there was a little “controversy”. When the Facebook extension of my apostolate started to gain some exposure there were a small number of people that had an issue with my page and its use of the raised fist/black power symbol. Some worried…
