“Goodbye Alleluia” and Other Pre-Lent Vibes
We sung this cool hymn (fully pictured below) at evening prayer that was essentially about saying “goodbye” to the alleluia on the last day before Lent begins. The third stanza about how “Alleluia cannot always be our song while here below” is a great prelude into Lent and its mysteries of Christ’s journey to Jerusalem…
Installed as Acolyte
By the Grace of God Almighty, I took one more step towards ordination and to the priesthood tonight at the seminary along with a bunch of other guys. During Mass I received the Ministry of Acolyte by installation. This is the step by which I am now officially deputized by the Church to assist the…
Marking 1 Year As Instituted Lector
Today marks nearly a year of being an instituted Lector for the Church! It has been great proclaiming the Word of God for the People of God! Though, we are all familiar with people at our parishes who volunteer to proclaim the readings at Mass; many of us have probably took part in this task…
The Presentation. Christmas. Black History Month.
As tonight ends the Feast of the Presentation, traditionally before the coming of the reformed liturgy the Christmas season went all the way past Epiphany and ended on today, the Presentation. That is why I have kept the Madonna and Child as my social media pages’ profile images up until now from Christmas Day. The…
Christ has been presented at the temple! Indeed, He has been presented at the temple! And Classes begin again.
Happy Feast of the Presentation of our Lord! Today the seminary gather outside the chapel for the solemn prayers, blessing, and procession before Mass. The Lord was presented. We presented ourselves before the Lord at the Eucharist. Then we went to present the Lord in our various ministries (Wednesdays are the days we go and…
Happy Black History Month 2022!
Happy Black History Month from BLACKCATHOLIC! It is February, also celebrated in the US (and Canada, too) as Black History Month! BHM is dedicated to the celebration of African Americans, our history, our community, our leaders, culture, and achievements. It also celebrates how African American history is central in the history of the United States.…
“BLACKCATHOLIC Fervorinos 3: Christmas Happens in Real Life Again at Every Mass” Video Transcript
Here’s another late post of the transcript for one of my BLACKCATHOLIC Fervorinos videos. This one was posted last month on my social media extensions. Luckily, this is the last one, so I am all caught up! Praise God on that one. The following is an approximate transcript of my “BLACKCATHOLIC Fervorinos 3: Christmas Happens…
“BLACKCATHOLIC Fervorinos 2: It’s Time to Start Growing!” Video Transcript
I know this is loooong time coming but it never left my mind to post up the video transcript for BLACKCATHOLIC Fevorino 2: t’s Time to Start Growing!” video I did back in June of last year. I will link it on the video’s page on my Facebook extension. The following is an approximate transcript…
Epiphany, MLK Day, and The Colored Kingdom of God
Here’s something good from the Catholic tradition that fits this week’s celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King. Whether you celebrated it on Sunday or Thursday, this year the Church celebrated Epiphany as she does each year. Though we mostly think of Epiphany dealing with the visit of the Magi to…
A Chance Encounter
Yesterday during a break in the part of our program with interfaith chaplains, I met a Black Protestant military chaplain of who told me I was the first African American dude studying for the Catholic priesthood he’s ever met! Glad God arranged things to let this encounter happen.I don’t mind being a unicorn for the…