Black Catholic Prose

Not My Pro-Life President

I considered sharing my observations about President Trump after attending the March for Life, but I held my tongue. I considered sharing...

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How Often Are Police Officers Convicted For Excessive Force?

Why are black Americans sick and tired of police brutality? At a moment in history where a second great awakening to the reality of racis...

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Augustus Tolton: Santo Subito!

There are no black American saints canonized in the Catholic Church. Now is the time to dedicate prayer for the recognition of the holy m...

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Celebrating Life and Liberty

March 25, 2020, the Feast of the Annunciation, marks the 25th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II's encyclical The Gospel of Life. This ...

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Royal Blood

The Wendy Williams show is one of my guilty pleasures. Although her worldview is secular and unashamedly superficial, she is a thoughtful...

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The Wisdom of the Fathers

I am studying the Church Fathers with a group of thirty-somethings at my parish. I was feeling pretty salty after I aged out of the Young...

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Black Feminist Prose

There is a subtle misogyny I have observed lately and it weighs heavily upon me. Black Feminist Prose, my second manuscript, will demonst...

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Black is Brilliant: The Multimedia Experience

Every February I post a book list of black literature. Although I highly recommend that you take the time to read the works I have chosen...

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The Love of Jesus

On the feast of the Presentation, Friday February 2, 2018, Archbishop Kurtz of Louisville ordained J. Mark Spalding as the 12th bishop of...

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Why You Need Your Mom

As the Catholic Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparition, I was moved to reflect on Marian devotion. Why does Mar...

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