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Tamika Royes | Black Catholic Messenger
Photo copyright NBCC 2023 Congress Gathering

As I came home from Mass recently, it occurred to me that I could almost slip into obscurity given the size of my parish. By this, I mean that I could easily avoid having a connection to my fellow worshipers.

By Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger

The Society of St. Joseph of the Sacred Heart, also known as the Josephites, will raise three men to the transitional diaconate on Saturday, Dec. 7, in Washington, making for the religious community’s second ordination of the year.

It is the second ordination of the year for the religious community, which serves African Americans across the United States.

 

By Britney Zint | Angelus (photo licensed under Adobe Stock)

When 10 Black bishops decided to issue a pastoral letter on the state of Black Catholicism in the U.S. in 1984, they identified a few basic priorities: overcoming racism, creating opportunities to experience the Church as a community, and passing the faith to future generations.

The Holy Father has announced that 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, something which happens every 25 years. The theme for Jubilee 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope,” and it will be a year of hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and the climate crisis.

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