The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has published a flyer listing events that honor the Saintly Seven candidates for sainthood.
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Anderson Shaw, the quiet visionary who kept LA Black Catholics together
When Anderson F. Shaw was baptized in his early 20s at Holy Name of Jesus Church in the 1960s, Los Angeles was experiencing something of a Black Catholic boom.
From the 1940s to the 1960s, thousands of Black and Creole families from the South — especially from traditionally Catholic pockets of Louisiana — migrated to Southern California in search of better lives. Bringing their faith with them, they worshipped and raised their families in parishes across Greater Los Angeles.
Publication just launched for the Norbertines
From the publisher, Fr. Claude Williams:
With great joy, we present the first issue of this newsletter, conceived as a
tool to better connect members of our Norbertine family throughout the
world by communicating the specific ways in which we live out our shared
charism here in Rome at our Order’s international house of studies
Xavier Celebrates 600 Graduates with Global Catholic Leader
NEW ORLEANS — On May 9, Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) celebrated more than 600 graduates across two ceremonies, welcoming His Eminence Peter Turkson and STEM advocate Calvin Mackie as commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients at the nation’s only historically Black and Catholic university.
On pilgrimage to Pierre: New York’s holy hairdresser and the quiet revolution
Reflections from the tomb of Venerable Pierre Toussaint, one of the nation’s seven Black Catholics on the road to sainthood
By Tulio Huggins
I’m on the train, about four hours into my trip to New York, when I remember Pierre Toussaint. He’s buried down in New York City, where I’ll be spending a couple of days for a birthday celebration. So, I guess this trip is a pilgrimage.