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Please mark your calendars for the 32nd Annual Bishop James Augustine Healy Award Dinner on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Boston College High School. This evening will celebrate the faith-filled leadership of Black Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston. Come and join us.

An upcoming romance anthology comprises short stories set at historically Black colleges—including Xavier University of Louisiana, the nation's Catholic HBCU. Black Catholic bestseller Farrah Rochon is among the contributors, led by editor Ebony LaDelle. blackcatholicmessenger.org/hbcu-romance-a…

State Sen. Royce Duplessis is gaining in the polls for New Orleans' mayoral race, weeks after announcing a surprise campaign to succeed LaToya Cantrell. The Black Catholic attorney faces a broad candidate field, including city council VP Helena Moreno. blackcatholicmessenger.org/royce-duplessi…

The 42-year-old lawmaker and attorney leads Moreno in a new poll from newtralgroundz.com and GroundZereaux.com, with strong support from underserved wards in the majority-Black Crescent City.

I feel like something being lost in the whole gospel music controversy this weekend is the diasporic element. Norman was very open about the fact that he is African and not African American, and I think that's really where the disconnect is. He's riding in a lane that feels

Former U.S. Rep. William Lacy "Bill" Clay Sr., Missouri's first Black congressperson, has died at 94 after a period in hospice care. The St. Louis Catholic lawmaker cofounded the Congressional Black Caucus and served for more than 30 years in Washington. blackcatholicmessenger.org/bill-clay-sr-o…

From Isaiah Martin, a Black Catholic Houstonian running for Congress who was arrested Thursday after confronting Republicans during a redistricting hearing at the State Capitol.

Not going to do gun propaganda on here, but I do take notice that the Good Samaritan shows an incredible amount of restraint by not lighting that guy up. Our nation's police could learn a lesson.

Anyway, though gospel is apparently dead, Martha Munizzi has new music out and it is blessing me. 👀

No idea the reason, but we are seeing Black Catholic propaganda on official government accounts. Are we up?

The Oblate Sisters of Providence will host their annual homecoming in August, gathering friends, associates, and former students in Baltimore for fellowship, worship, and remembrance. The 196-year-old order is the nation's oldest for Black Catholics. blackcatholicmessenger.org/oblates-sister…

Founded by Venerable Mary Lange, the Oblates have served in parishes and schools around the country, and remain in service in Maryland, Florida, New York, and Costa Rica.

Now that I've said my piece (tl;dr: Norman trash), I will admit that the actual "Mav City Gospel Choir" albums have hits. Lol Also, the "Jireh" vamp will go down in history. ✍🏾

The One Big (not so) Beautiful Bill is now law, imperiling crucial government programs, ballooning the budget, and punishing the working class while propping up the already rich. Dr. Ronald Smith writes that Catholics didn't do nearly enough to stop it. blackcatholicmessenger.org/faith-without-…

Mental illness involved in both cases, but I've now been the subject of the n-word (hard "r") in public two days in a row here in San Francisco... Feeling some type of way.

The current compromise position that Israel had a right to kill some arbitrarily high number of Palestinians to get revenge or “deter” militants but has now surpassed this arbitrary threshold is equal parts grotesque and incoherent.

Christian support for Israel has often meant blindly excusing violence in the name of questionable theology, resulting in a blatant disregard for human dignity. Douglas writes that we owe much more to Palestinians. blackcatholicmessenger.org/on-palestinian…