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We encourage everyone to pray for the people of Southern California who have experienced the loss of loved ones, their homes, and businesses.
Visit the “My Catholic Life” to find a beautiful prayer that is fitting at this time. https://mycatholic.life/catholic-prayers/prayer-for-the-wildfire-victims/
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by Father Vincent G. Guest | Catholic Star Herald
As the country honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 20, it is important to remember how our recent popes have spoken about the importance of his legacy of nonviolence and racial harmony.
As was reported by Vatican News in a June 2020 article by Alessandro Gisotti, titled “The Pope’s and Martin Luther King’s Dream,” Pope Saint Paul VI received Dr. King at the Vatican on Sept. 18, 1964, and encouraged him to continue his peaceful commitment against racial discrimination. After Dr. King’s assassination, Pope Paul VI mourned his death and called for a “renewed commitment to forgiveness, peace, reconciliation, and that just laws should replace unjust discrimination.”
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By Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger
Xavier University of Louisiana will kick off its centennial celebrations this week in New Orleans, beginning with a launch event on campus Friday.
The gathering will begin with a Mass at 10:30am CT in St. Katharine Drexel Chapel, followed by a presentation at the University Center. It will be the first of more than a dozen centennial events throughout the year, centering the school’s legacy as a Catholic HBCU created at the behest of a unique foundress in St. Katharine Drexel.
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By Nate Tinner-Williams | Black Catholic Messenger
A national listing of Church-relevant events honoring the life and legacy of the African-American martyr slain for the cause of civil rights.
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by Timothy J. Burger | Earthbeat (NCR)
The photo on the website of Corpus Christi Church told the story. A shell of a building silhouetted against a fiery, smoky sky with the message, “I have no words. Our beautiful church in Pacific Palisades, as of this morning.”