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March 2, 2023
March 3 is the Feast Day of St. Katharine Drexel
Catholic Online
St. Katharine Drexel is the second American-born saint to be canonized by the Catholic Church. This amazing woman was an...
March 1, 2023
Pope Francis’ 10 suggestions for Lent
Aleteia
By Isabella H. de Carvalho | Aleteia A reflection taken from every Lenten message written by Pope Francis’ since the...
February 22, 2023
Podcast: The subversive history of Black Mardi Gras
America
The Gloria Purvis Podcast | America Photo from Tulane Public Relations/Wikimedia Commons When you think Mardi Gras, you might think...
February 22, 2023
Why perfection seemed simple to St. Thérèse and how we get it all wrong
Aleteia
Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP | Aleteia Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash This Sunday’s Gospel has an impossible command. Until we understand...
February 21, 2023
Celebrating Black History – His Eminence Wilton Cardinal Gregory
Felician University
The oldest with two sisters, Wilton Daniel Gregory was born in Chicago on December 7, 1947, to Wilton Gregory Sr....
February 16, 2023
NBCC CONGRESS XIII: Are You Ready for Some Excitement?
The National Black Catholic Congress
Early-Bird Discount Ends On February 28, 2023! Read other updates and news articles in the latest NBCC E-Blast Newsletter. Click...
February 16, 2023
Maryland archaeologists find West African spirit cache at Harriet Tubman’s birthplace
CBS News Baltimore
BY CBS BALTIMORE STAFF BALTIMORE — Maryland archaeologists uncovered African religious artifacts on the Eastern Shore land where abolitionist Harriet...
February 16, 2023
In New Orleans, doctors and churches are teaming up to help Black parishioners get needed care
MPB
by Shalina Chatlani | MPB At St. Joseph the Worker Church in Marrero, Louisiana, a handful of parishioners shuffle into a brightly...
February 16, 2023
Why Black History Month Matters…
CatholicPhilly.com
By Father Stephen D. Thorne | CatholicPhilly.com One of my assignments as a priest of our Archdiocese was to serve...
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