Making Black Catholic History Today: Black Catholic Interviews 1 – My Interview with Brad Schepisi of Laudare Outreach (Black Catholic History Month 2019)
Featured Black Catholic Interviews for Black Catholic History Month 2019: On Thursdays this month I will feature interviews with Black Catholics to showcase how Black Catholic history is being made by the lives of those living today. I have had the idea for this kind of thing in my head for a while, but this…
Let ’em Speak On It: Notable Quotes From Black Catholics 1 (Black Catholic History Month 2019) [New Article-Series!]
Article-series introduction: This is the very first edition of a new article-series I am starting called “Let ’em Speak On It: Notable Quotes From Black Catholics.” This series is simply posts featuring a quote said either by or at least in relation to Black/African Catholics and Black Catholicism. The quote itself maybe be from a…
Black (And Catholic) Like Me 4: St. Martin de Porres – Slave Descent, But Always Free (Black Catholic History Month 2019)
Here’s the first Black saint featured for Black Catholic History Month and the 4th installment of my article-series Black (And Catholic) Like Me. And it is entirely appropriate for it to be the saint whose feast day is today: St. Martin de Porres! Article-series synopsis: Black (And Catholic) Like Me is article-series that features a…
Happy Black Catholic History Month! Celebration Plans!
Happy Black Catholic History Month and Happy feast day of St. Martin de Porres! It’s that great time of year again. It’s November, which means its Black Catholic History Month! It’s the month when the Church in the US celebrates African American Catholicism and its history. It’s the 29th occurrence of Black Catholic History Month…
Prayers for Your Beloved Departed
Today I have prayed and will pray for all of your faithfully departed loved ones today through my Morning Offering prayer and the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office). You may know that your pastor/deacon has the obligation to pray the Office for the good of the Church everyday, and I as a seminarian try…
Indulgence Opportunity – November 1st to 8th!
Saw this on my twitter (@_BLACKCATHOLIC) timeline. Get in on this y’all and get them sins lifted! Pass the word! With usual plenary indulgence conditions:1. Confession2. Received received Eucharist3. Pray for intentions of the pope4. Disattachment from all sins Lacking one of these, then the indulgence is partial.
Happy Feast of All Saints!
I’ve once heard a simple but profound way of describing the Church that fits today’s Feast – “The Catholic Church: Here comes everybody!” May the Saints of every race and tongue in Heaven cry out with the faithful of every race and tongue on Earth, “Holy, Holy, Holy LORD God of Host! Heaven and Earth…
The Triduum of Death
I was today years old when I found out about this. Enjoy the above screenshot from my FB page.
Our new diocesan seminarian poster is out!
And I moved up a row! Please pray for us!
From a follower: Video on St. Maurice, the first Black Saint!
A follower messaged me this video about a Black Catholic Saint whose feast day is today! According to the video (History Channel) St. Maurice is venerated as the first Black saint! He was the leader of the Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and he and his legion refused to worship false Roman gods…