Happy Black History Month from BLACKCATHOLIC!
Happy Black History Month from BLACKCATHOLIC! All-month celebration plans for the apostolate coming later today. Picture: June 21, 1964, Fr. Theodore Martin Hesburgh, CSC with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., singing “We Shall Overcome.” Original picture used under CC BY-SA 4.0 Original picture (The Smithsonian and National Portrait Gallery) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Hesburgh https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
When I was doing some book shopping earlier today . . .
That Prime makes a difference, tho.
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…
(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,…