Father Augustus Taylor. | Credit: Diocese of Steubenville
Father Gus Taylor, a U.S. priest who was key in several prominent 20th-century Black Catholic initiatives, passed away last month at 85.
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Gospel Reflection for Thursday, December 5, 2024
By Bishop Robert Barron
Martin Maria de Porres Ward Under Consideration To Become 7th Black Saint
by Daniel Johnson | Black Enterprise
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Martin Maria de Porres Ward, a Black American priest who had to leave the United States to undertake his calling, is now being considered by the Catholic Church for beautification.
Martin Maria de Porres Ward, an African American priest who had to leave the United States to undertake his calling, is now being considered by the Catholic Church for beatification or sainthood. If elevated to sainthood, he would become the seventh Black figure and most recent African American to receive the honor.
Has the Catholic Church truly learned hospitality?
Tamika Royes | Black Catholic Messenger
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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.
Josephites to ordain three to transitional diaconate on Dec. 7
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.