Tolton Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the Black American Community (July 1-July 9) [124th Anniversary of Tolton’s Death] – Day 2: FOR THE MORAL FORMATION OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY
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The Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the Black American Community – Day 2 Begin each Prayer with: One Our Father One Apostle’s Creed Three Hail Marys SECOND PRAYER: FOR THE MORAL FORMATION OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY Pray O’ Father Augustus Tolton, teacher of truth, for the moral formation of the youth in the Black…
Tolton Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the Black American Community (July 1-July 9) [124th Anniversary of Tolton’s Death] Begins Today! – Day 1
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Today is the beginning of the Ven. Fr. Augustus Tolton Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the Black American Community! It starts from today, July 1, and runs till July 9, the 124th anniversary of the death of Fr. Tolton, the first recognized African-American Catholic priest in U.S. history. Tolton lived from April 1, 1854…
8 Years ago today I became a Catholic.
8 years ago today I was able to go to a priest and confess my sins and receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time, and it would be the first of many times. 8 years ago today at a simple daily Mass I professed what the above little card says and received the…
Visited Mission Concepión Here in San Antonio
A couple of weeks ago me and the other Nashville seminarians who were down here in San Antonio and are living at the Mexican American Catholic College (MACC) visited the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower in town for Sunday Mass in Spanish. I shared pictures of our visit in a post…
Sacrosanctum Concilium, Congar, and Participation in the Liturgy
The following is originally part of a paper I did in seminary last year for my Liturgical Theology class. I think its good and worth a share with some small revisions. How does one participate in the liturgy? To begin properly we must define what “participation” is in general in regards to the Church’s liturgy…
Notice: Shifting Things Around On the Website
In addition to updating my branding a little bit, I am also shifting things around on the site: moving pages around to different areas, adding new pages, shifting content to another page, deleting some pages, etc. I’m trying to bring in a different organization of things and usher in a slightly different look. So if…
“Black and Beautiful” on Juneteeth
“I am black and beautiful.” – Song of Solomon 1:5 [NASB] I’ve updated my branding a little bit across my apostolate; first time since I began over 3 years ago. And it’s been a great 3 years so far of “Catholicism Through A Colored Lens.” Three for the Trinity! Especially, on today’s Juneteenth celebrations I…
Visited National Shrine of the Little Flower
As you know from my last post, I am currently in San Antonio staying at the Mexican American Catholic College (MACC) for two months as part of the second part of my summer assignment, Spanish immersion. There are four in total of us Nashville seminarians here, and we have made it a part of our…
Arrived in San Antonio for Part 2 of Summer Assignment: Spanish Immersion
On Sunday I arrived in San Antonio, TX at the Mexican American Catholic College (MACC) for part 2 of my summer assignment: Spanish Immersion for two months (June-July) in which I will improve my Español in order to minister more effectively to the Hispanic community in my diocese as a priest someday. If you live…
At the Summer Assignment: Part 1-The Parish
As you probably know, the busy life of a seminarian is not restricted to school during the fall and the spring. All seminarians can tell you about how we also have summer assignments. While the fall and the spring contain a huge part of the focus on our intellectual formation, the summer has the emphasis…