Claver, the Leo Coaster, and the Happiest Day (Part 1 of 2)

Claver, the Leo Coaster, and the Happiest Day (part 1 of 2)

Hey everybody,It’s the Feast of St. Peter Claver, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post.Peter Claver was a Jesuit missionary who spent some 40 years in South America, where he reportedly baptized hundreds of thousands of people, almost all of whom were enslaved Africans, who had been captured, trafficked on slave ships, and forced to work in deplorable conditions in the Americas.Claver catechized them, ministered to them, and he insisted, p…

Fighting slavery like a saint: The story of St. Peter Claver, SJ

How is it possible for someone to condone the enslavement of other human beings? How could anyone justify or tolerate slavery? While twenty-first-century Westerners may find it unthinkable, many cultures throughout history have accepted slavery—that [...]

A Word from Cardinal Dolan: Feast of Saint Peter Claver - The Good Newsroom

A Word from Cardinal Dolan: Feast of Saint Peter Claver Local, Cardinal Dolan | 09/9/2025 By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan In his video today, Cardinal Dolan introduces us to Saint Peter Claver and his advocacy for and ministry to victims of human trafficking. .jet-listing-dynamic-post-19527 .elementor-element.elementor-element-930ff1c:n…

Peter Claver’s Untiring Fidelity - Catholic Insight

Saint Peter Claver (+Sept. 8, 1654), whom we celebrate on this 9th day of September, was a Jesuit priest in the first missionary fervour of Ignatius’ nascent Society, a native of Spain, but who spent most of his life evangelizing in what is now Colombia, South America, ministering with what means he could to the untold numbers of slaves brought over from Africa in conditions almost too horrible and inhuman to describe. A fellow Jesuit and saint,…

St. Peter Claver (Priest and Missionary)

St. Peter Claver was born in 1580 in Catalonia, Spain. As a young man, he joined the Jesuits and was inspired by the missionary zeal of St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, a Jesuit brother who encouraged him to serve in the missions. In 1610, Peter was sent to Cartagena, Colombia, a major hub for the slave trade. He was ordained a priest there in 1616. For the next 40 years, Peter devoted his life to ministering to African slaves who were brought to Cartag…