Black (And Catholic) Like Me 1: Servant of God Mother Mary Lange, A True Mother of God’s Forgotten Children (Black History Month 2019)
This is the first Black saint/holy one to be featured during this year’s celebration of Black History Month by my apostolate. Also, this is the first official installment of Black (And Catholic) Like Me an article-series that will feature a Black Catholic saint from history (or soon to be one) and tell a little about…
Prod. By BLACKCATHOLIC – 3: The Great Equalizer: How the Sacraments Make Us All Equal ( For uCatholic)
To kick off this month’s celebration of Black History Month. Here’s a BHM edition of one of my article series, Prod. By BLACKCATHOLIC where I feature an article that I’ve written for another platform and preview it. I wrote an article last year for uCatholic that is very fitting for this month. I drew in part upon Fr.…
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…
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…
(BLACKCATHOLIC Launch and Dedication): – Servant of God Augustus Tolton
Photo of Fr Augustus Tolton, Public Domain Fr. Augustus Tolton was the first recognized African American Catholic priest. Born into slavery in Missouri on April 1, 1854, and was baptized Catholic. His family escaped when he was a child and ran away to Illinois, a free state. Tolton later felt called to the priesthood,…