The Black Catholic Messenger Turns Five

The Black Catholic Messenger Turns Five

November is Black Catholic History Month, set aside to acknowledge and celebrate the sacrifices, contributions, and achievements of the three million Black Catholics in the United States And an instrument of that history-keeping task, the Black Catholic Messenger, is marking its fifth year of gathering and distributing news of and to the ever-growing body of faith and its supporters. While Nate Tinner-Williams, cofounder and editor, is not the s…

Rising in Spirit: Loyola Celebrates Black Catholic History Month

Since 1990, the Catholic Church has recognized November as Black Catholic History Month, honoring the life, legacy, and contributions made to the church by people from the African diaspora—those who have been dispersed from the African continent.  The National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus chose November since it includes feast days of prominent Black saints such as Saint Martin de Porres, who is celebrated on Nov. 3, and Saint Augustine, celebra…

Black Catholic History Month begins in the Diocese of Richmond - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

Black Catholic History Month begins each year on Nov. 1, and this year, the diocesan Office for Black Catholics’ (OBC) Annual Spiritual Retreat took on added meaning as it fell on that date, celebrated throughout the universal Church as All Saints’ Day. A special Mass was then celebrated on Nov. 2, All Souls’ Day, at Holy Rosary, Richmond, to open Black Catholic History Month. “We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses. From All Saints’ Day to A…