Last November I delivered the annual Mother Mary Lange Lecture in Black Catholic Studies at Villanova University. (November is when we recall the contributions...
Saints
Unruly Saint: Dorothy Day’s Radical Vision and Its Challenge for Our Times By D.L. Mayfield (Broadleaf Books, 2022) People who write and speak about Dorothy...
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us . . . run with perseverance the race that is set before us.” (Heb. 12:1–2) The...
“What does it mean to be Black and Catholic?” asked Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Thea Bowman. “It means that I come to my church fully functioning...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Some Catholic saints, like Mary Magdalene or Francis of Assisi, are widely known even in secular culture. Other saints...
It is 1987, and CBS News’ Mike Wallace is interviewing Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Thea Bowman for 60 Minutes. 60 Minutes is a top-rated program...
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the canonization of St. Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582). Such a milestone is a fitting occasion for exploring and...
On his apostolic visit to the United States in September 2015, Pope Francis amplified the work of four Americans who struggled with the status quo of their...
In August 1978, Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice was elected the 263rd bishop of Rome, taking the name Pope John Paul I. Known as a warm and compassionate man...
As another academic year begins and students and parents scramble to gather all the supplies they need for school, let’s not forget the resources we have in...
