COLCHESTER, VT – Dr. Ansel Augustine, D. Min, an award-winning author and speaker, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Assistant Director of African American Affairs of the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church, will deliver the Commencement address at Saint Michael’s College to the Class of 2024.   Dr. Augustine, a member of the Saint Michael’s Board of Trustees, will speak during the College’s 117th Commencement Ceremony on May 12, 2024, which begins at 10 a.m.    Dr. Augustine began his career in ministry more than 20 years ago when he became ..read more

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the University of Dayton are co-sponsoring a Symposium on the 20th anniversary of the death of Fr. Clarence Joseph Rivers and the 40th anniversary of “What We Have Seen & Heard,” the pastoral letter of the Black bishops of the United States. The event, November 22-24, 2024 will include: Three keynote addresses at the University of Dayton from Dr. Kim R. Harris, PhD – vocalist, composer, and Assistant Professor of African American Thought and Practice in the Department of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University. (Dr. Harris’ address wil ..read more

Read the latest edition of The Lange Letter, published by the Oblate Sisters of Providence. Click here to download the pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yG5RheubYFmQxplEtc2em8fJilnwP8dj/view?usp=sharing The post The Lange Letter, published by the Oblate Sisters of Providence appeared first on National Black Catholic Congress Website ..read more

The Way is a healing retreat for male survivors of abuse: a 3-day guided meditation and prayer experience for women whose abuse by another has deeply affected their heart, mind, body and soul. Have you experienced or are you experiencing dread, confusion, deep hurt, betrayal or anger when you think of the abuse you have suffered? Or maybe you are feeling nothing at all. You have every right to these feelings…they are natural reactions to the trauma you have survived. You may be asking yourself, What do I do with all of this? How will confronting my abuse experience affect my life? How will I ..read more

By Denver Catholic Staff  A question that resounds through the ages: “Who do you say that I am?” What Jesus once asked his apostles in the Gospel, he asks every believer. Our personal answer to this fundamental question is key for discovering our God-given identity and living the Christian life to the fullest. It is this very question upon which scores from around the archdiocese will reflect in this year’s Black Catholic retreat, taking place April 19-21 at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House in Sedalia. The post “Who do you say that I am:” Office of Black Catholic Ministry to Hos ..read more

BY JEFF GRANT | The Catholic Sun PHOENIX – Easing the suffering of the impoverished, preservation of life, an end to racism and more men and women entering religious service. These were a sample of the petitions lifted up to God during a night of intimacy with Jesus Christ through His precious Body and Blood. The post Diocese’s all-night Eucharistic Adoration: A night with Jesus – body and blood appeared first on National Black Catholic Congress Website ..read more

By Emilee Speck | FOX Weather Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, will finally fly into space at 90 years old on Blue Origin’s next launch to the edge of space. Dwight is among the six-person crew launching on Blue Origin’s 25th New Shepard mission known as NS-25, the company founded by Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday. NBCC NOTE: Ed Dwight is also a renowned sculptor and created several bronze works for the Our Mother of Africa Chapel in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. The post Ed Dwight, first US Bla ..read more

Photo Caption: A group of U.S. bishops and other participants pose outside the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration in Montgomery, Ala., during a recent pilgrimage to Montgomery and Selma. The museum displays the history of slavery and racism in America. This includes the enslavement of African Americans, racial lynchings, segregation and racial bias. (OSV News photo/Catholic Mobilizing Network) A group of Catholic bishops recently traveled to Montgomery and Selma, Alabama, in what trip organizers called a “powerful encounter” amid the nation’s long-running reckoning with raci ..read more

We’ve included great information, prayers, and resources to help get your heart ready for Easter! The post NBCC Holy Week Eblast appeared first on National Black Catholic Congress Website ..read more

By Gerry Jackson | Catholic Review The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Apostleship of the Sea is normally a “friendly face” for international seafarers visiting the port. That role is about to expand, according to its director, Andy Middleton, after a containership was involved in the catastrophic collapse of one of Baltimore’s major thoroughfares. The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed about 1:30 a.m. March 26 after a 900-foot container ship collided with one of its major support pilings. According to state and U.S. Coast Guard officials, a search-and-rescue mission was underway for an unknow ..read more