Nate Tinner-Williams
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Many White Catholics in America have allied with evangelicals in pursuit of Christian nationalism, a prospect odious to the teachings of the Church and harmful to Black Americans.
Efran Menny asks: How do we get back to the heart of the Gospel? buff.ly/pIuADkL
Efran Menny asks: How do we get back to the heart of the Gospel? buff.ly/pIuADkL
December 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Many White Catholics in America have allied with evangelicals in pursuit of Christian nationalism, a prospect odious to the teachings of the Church and harmful to Black Americans.
Efran Menny asks: How do we get back to the heart of the Gospel? buff.ly/pIuADkL
Efran Menny asks: How do we get back to the heart of the Gospel? buff.ly/pIuADkL
"The impact can be faith-shattering... For plenty of Black believers, the disconnect creates a sense of unease, causing doubt that the Catholic Church is truly a place of unity. Instead of being a hospital for sinners, it becomes a bastion for the powerful."
Many White Catholics in America have allied with evangelicals in pursuit of Christian nationalism, a prospect odious to the teachings of the Church and harmful to Black Americans.
Efran Menny asks: How do we get back to the heart of the Gospel? buff.ly/pIuADkL
Efran Menny asks: How do we get back to the heart of the Gospel? buff.ly/pIuADkL
December 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"The impact can be faith-shattering... For plenty of Black believers, the disconnect creates a sense of unease, causing doubt that the Catholic Church is truly a place of unity. Instead of being a hospital for sinners, it becomes a bastion for the powerful."
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Award-winning poet Airea "Dee" Matthews has been named provost of Bryn Mawr College, where she has taught creative writing since 2017.
The 53-year-old Black Catholic is a former Philadelphia Poet Laureate and Guggenheim Fellow. buff.ly/sapXp2P
The 53-year-old Black Catholic is a former Philadelphia Poet Laureate and Guggenheim Fellow. buff.ly/sapXp2P
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Award-winning poet Airea "Dee" Matthews has been named provost of Bryn Mawr College, where she has taught creative writing since 2017.
The 53-year-old Black Catholic is a former Philadelphia Poet Laureate and Guggenheim Fellow. buff.ly/sapXp2P
The 53-year-old Black Catholic is a former Philadelphia Poet Laureate and Guggenheim Fellow. buff.ly/sapXp2P
Matthews, who began her poetry career after studying for an MPA at the University of Michigan, has risen through the ranks of poetry and academia since 2011, becoming a full professor at @BrynMawrCollege.bsky.social earlier this year.
Award-winning poet Airea "Dee" Matthews has been named provost of Bryn Mawr College, where she has taught creative writing since 2017.
The 53-year-old Black Catholic is a former Philadelphia Poet Laureate and Guggenheim Fellow. buff.ly/sapXp2P
The 53-year-old Black Catholic is a former Philadelphia Poet Laureate and Guggenheim Fellow. buff.ly/sapXp2P
December 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Matthews, who began her poetry career after studying for an MPA at the University of Michigan, has risen through the ranks of poetry and academia since 2011, becoming a full professor at @BrynMawrCollege.bsky.social earlier this year.
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"SUNSHINE AND DAYLIGHT" (poem by Dorothy Dempsey). buff.ly/6ZhzTt2
December 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"SUNSHINE AND DAYLIGHT" (poem by Dorothy Dempsey). buff.ly/6ZhzTt2
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Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, has been named a historic landmark, following a village board vote.
The one-story brick structure—which his father and Black Creole mother purchased in 1949—is scheduled to be publicly accessible by 2027. buff.ly/RA8TIeA
The one-story brick structure—which his father and Black Creole mother purchased in 1949—is scheduled to be publicly accessible by 2027. buff.ly/RA8TIeA
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, has been named a historic landmark, following a village board vote.
The one-story brick structure—which his father and Black Creole mother purchased in 1949—is scheduled to be publicly accessible by 2027. buff.ly/RA8TIeA
The one-story brick structure—which his father and Black Creole mother purchased in 1949—is scheduled to be publicly accessible by 2027. buff.ly/RA8TIeA
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Zootopia is back, bringing thoughtful social commentary to the silver screen in animated animal form—though this time with a new twist.
Samantha Smith gives high praise in her review of the new Disney sequel. buff.ly/2vYdtwU
Samantha Smith gives high praise in her review of the new Disney sequel. buff.ly/2vYdtwU
December 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Zootopia is back, bringing thoughtful social commentary to the silver screen in animated animal form—though this time with a new twist.
Samantha Smith gives high praise in her review of the new Disney sequel. buff.ly/2vYdtwU
Samantha Smith gives high praise in her review of the new Disney sequel. buff.ly/2vYdtwU
"In the sequel, Hopps and Wilde are now partners on the police force. After a police chase causes widespread damage throughout the city, they are benched to work through their partnership, but are determined to prove themselves as detectives."
Zootopia is back, bringing thoughtful social commentary to the silver screen in animated animal form—though this time with a new twist.
Samantha Smith gives high praise in her review of the new Disney sequel. buff.ly/2vYdtwU
Samantha Smith gives high praise in her review of the new Disney sequel. buff.ly/2vYdtwU
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"In the sequel, Hopps and Wilde are now partners on the police force. After a police chase causes widespread damage throughout the city, they are benched to work through their partnership, but are determined to prove themselves as detectives."
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December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Will you support BCM today for #GivingTuesday? We need your help to keep Black Catholic journalism alive in this pivotal moment for the Church and our nation.
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Consider a tax-deductible gift to Black Catholic Messenger this #GivingTuesday! We appreciate all the support.
Will you support BCM today for #GivingTuesday? We need your help to keep Black Catholic journalism alive in this pivotal moment for the Church and our nation.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Consider a tax-deductible gift to Black Catholic Messenger this #GivingTuesday! We appreciate all the support.
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Sr Jamie T. Phelps, one of the most influential modern Black Catholics, has died in MIchigan following an illness. She was 84 years old.
The acclaimed womanist theologian, founder, and multidisciplinary scholar desegregated the Adrian Dominicans in 1959. buff.ly/M67wPh7
The acclaimed womanist theologian, founder, and multidisciplinary scholar desegregated the Adrian Dominicans in 1959. buff.ly/M67wPh7
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Sr Jamie T. Phelps, one of the most influential modern Black Catholics, has died in MIchigan following an illness. She was 84 years old.
The acclaimed womanist theologian, founder, and multidisciplinary scholar desegregated the Adrian Dominicans in 1959. buff.ly/M67wPh7
The acclaimed womanist theologian, founder, and multidisciplinary scholar desegregated the Adrian Dominicans in 1959. buff.ly/M67wPh7
Phelps will be remembered with a livestreamed wake and funeral this week in Adrian, Michigan, where she died after more than six decades as a Dominican religious sister with an outsized impact on African-American Catholicism and Black theology.
Sr Jamie T. Phelps, one of the most influential modern Black Catholics, has died in MIchigan following an illness. She was 84 years old.
The acclaimed womanist theologian, founder, and multidisciplinary scholar desegregated the Adrian Dominicans in 1959. buff.ly/M67wPh7
The acclaimed womanist theologian, founder, and multidisciplinary scholar desegregated the Adrian Dominicans in 1959. buff.ly/M67wPh7
December 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Phelps will be remembered with a livestreamed wake and funeral this week in Adrian, Michigan, where she died after more than six decades as a Dominican religious sister with an outsized impact on African-American Catholicism and Black theology.
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A Black Catholic parish in Louisiana will soon unveil a historical marker, honoring 128 years of faith and service.
Immaculate Conception Church and its former school in Lebeau include a Grammy winner and civil rights activists in their storied history. buff.ly/GJUhqo5
Immaculate Conception Church and its former school in Lebeau include a Grammy winner and civil rights activists in their storied history. buff.ly/GJUhqo5
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A Black Catholic parish in Louisiana will soon unveil a historical marker, honoring 128 years of faith and service.
Immaculate Conception Church and its former school in Lebeau include a Grammy winner and civil rights activists in their storied history. buff.ly/GJUhqo5
Immaculate Conception Church and its former school in Lebeau include a Grammy winner and civil rights activists in their storied history. buff.ly/GJUhqo5
The historic church and school were the first mission of the Josephites in the Deep South and count among their former attendees the late zydeco star "Rockin' Sidney" Simien and the first Black priest from the city, the Josephites' own Charles "Chuck" Andrus.
A Black Catholic parish in Louisiana will soon unveil a historical marker, honoring 128 years of faith and service.
Immaculate Conception Church and its former school in Lebeau include a Grammy winner and civil rights activists in their storied history. buff.ly/GJUhqo5
Immaculate Conception Church and its former school in Lebeau include a Grammy winner and civil rights activists in their storied history. buff.ly/GJUhqo5
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The historic church and school were the first mission of the Josephites in the Deep South and count among their former attendees the late zydeco star "Rockin' Sidney" Simien and the first Black priest from the city, the Josephites' own Charles "Chuck" Andrus.
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Entering the holiday season, President Donald Trump's Project 2025-tinged vision of America is in full force, with broad support despite its abject moral horrors.
Dorothy Dempsey writes that a commitment to Christlike love is needed now more than ever. buff.ly/gTBV4Pa
Dorothy Dempsey writes that a commitment to Christlike love is needed now more than ever. buff.ly/gTBV4Pa
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Entering the holiday season, President Donald Trump's Project 2025-tinged vision of America is in full force, with broad support despite its abject moral horrors.
Dorothy Dempsey writes that a commitment to Christlike love is needed now more than ever. buff.ly/gTBV4Pa
Dorothy Dempsey writes that a commitment to Christlike love is needed now more than ever. buff.ly/gTBV4Pa
"Trump's greed will destroy him, along with all who follow in his wicked ways... Recently, a disturbing picture showed him after a man lost consciousness at one of his events. Everyone present was attentive to the man except Trump... It was the most unfeeling sentiment imaginable."
Entering the holiday season, President Donald Trump's Project 2025-tinged vision of America is in full force, with broad support despite its abject moral horrors.
Dorothy Dempsey writes that a commitment to Christlike love is needed now more than ever. buff.ly/gTBV4Pa
Dorothy Dempsey writes that a commitment to Christlike love is needed now more than ever. buff.ly/gTBV4Pa
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"Trump's greed will destroy him, along with all who follow in his wicked ways... Recently, a disturbing picture showed him after a man lost consciousness at one of his events. Everyone present was attentive to the man except Trump... It was the most unfeeling sentiment imaginable."
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Gov. Greg Abbott has set a special election runoff for a vacant House seat at the heart of Texas' GOP-gerrymandered congressional maps.
Black Catholic hopeful Amanda Edwards will face her opponent on Jan. 31 ahead of a midterm primary just weeks later. buff.ly/0PGuLhw
Black Catholic hopeful Amanda Edwards will face her opponent on Jan. 31 ahead of a midterm primary just weeks later. buff.ly/0PGuLhw
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Gov. Greg Abbott has set a special election runoff for a vacant House seat at the heart of Texas' GOP-gerrymandered congressional maps.
Black Catholic hopeful Amanda Edwards will face her opponent on Jan. 31 ahead of a midterm primary just weeks later. buff.ly/0PGuLhw
Black Catholic hopeful Amanda Edwards will face her opponent on Jan. 31 ahead of a midterm primary just weeks later. buff.ly/0PGuLhw
After a rapid succession of recent incumbents, Houston-area voters will select their fourth representative in less than 18 months—immediately before voting in a Democratic primary to decide who will represent a likely redrawn 18th district beginning in 2027.
Gov. Greg Abbott has set a special election runoff for a vacant House seat at the heart of Texas' GOP-gerrymandered congressional maps.
Black Catholic hopeful Amanda Edwards will face her opponent on Jan. 31 ahead of a midterm primary just weeks later. buff.ly/0PGuLhw
Black Catholic hopeful Amanda Edwards will face her opponent on Jan. 31 ahead of a midterm primary just weeks later. buff.ly/0PGuLhw
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
After a rapid succession of recent incumbents, Houston-area voters will select their fourth representative in less than 18 months—immediately before voting in a Democratic primary to decide who will represent a likely redrawn 18th district beginning in 2027.
NEW: Former Houston city councilwoman Amanda Edwards is officially running in the 2026 midterms for Texas' vacant U.S. House seat.
She'll face County Attorney Christian Menefee in a separate special election runoff in January. Winner will have to immediately prepare for a November free-for-all.
She'll face County Attorney Christian Menefee in a separate special election runoff in January. Winner will have to immediately prepare for a November free-for-all.
Big news, TX-18!
We are just 2 months away from our Special Election Runoff on January 31, 2026, and we also just filed our paperwork to be on the ballot for the March 3, 2026 midterm election.
My commitment to serving the 18th Congressional District is longstanding and unwavering. I’m ready to f
We are just 2 months away from our Special Election Runoff on January 31, 2026, and we also just filed our paperwork to be on the ballot for the March 3, 2026 midterm election.
My commitment to serving the 18th Congressional District is longstanding and unwavering. I’m ready to f
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
NEW: Former Houston city councilwoman Amanda Edwards is officially running in the 2026 midterms for Texas' vacant U.S. House seat.
She'll face County Attorney Christian Menefee in a separate special election runoff in January. Winner will have to immediately prepare for a November free-for-all.
She'll face County Attorney Christian Menefee in a separate special election runoff in January. Winner will have to immediately prepare for a November free-for-all.
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Black Catholic History Month is a time of joy for many Americans, but its pan-diasporic appeal is limited for various reasons.
Fr Nnaemeka Ali, OMI writes that his experience as a Nigerian in Canada only reinforces his desire to celebrate representation. buff.ly/z33XGjy
Fr Nnaemeka Ali, OMI writes that his experience as a Nigerian in Canada only reinforces his desire to celebrate representation. buff.ly/z33XGjy
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Black Catholic History Month is a time of joy for many Americans, but its pan-diasporic appeal is limited for various reasons.
Fr Nnaemeka Ali, OMI writes that his experience as a Nigerian in Canada only reinforces his desire to celebrate representation. buff.ly/z33XGjy
Fr Nnaemeka Ali, OMI writes that his experience as a Nigerian in Canada only reinforces his desire to celebrate representation. buff.ly/z33XGjy
"Does my Black identity disappear when I enter religious spaces in the Church, does my Blackness stop existing when I put on my liturgical vestments, or have I unconsciously assimilated to the point of forgetting myself? Neither answer is comforting, but both reveal a deeper wound."
Black Catholic History Month is a time of joy for many Americans, but its pan-diasporic appeal is limited for various reasons.
Fr Nnaemeka Ali, OMI writes that his experience as a Nigerian in Canada only reinforces his desire to celebrate representation. buff.ly/z33XGjy
Fr Nnaemeka Ali, OMI writes that his experience as a Nigerian in Canada only reinforces his desire to celebrate representation. buff.ly/z33XGjy
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Does my Black identity disappear when I enter religious spaces in the Church, does my Blackness stop existing when I put on my liturgical vestments, or have I unconsciously assimilated to the point of forgetting myself? Neither answer is comforting, but both reveal a deeper wound."
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The Josephites will raise two men to the transitional diaconate in December, the second ordinations of the year for the historic religious community serving African Americans.
Alex Lema and Justus Ihemawulotu will make final professions the same month. buff.ly/mB2zANY
Alex Lema and Justus Ihemawulotu will make final professions the same month. buff.ly/mB2zANY
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Josephites will raise two men to the transitional diaconate in December, the second ordinations of the year for the historic religious community serving African Americans.
Alex Lema and Justus Ihemawulotu will make final professions the same month. buff.ly/mB2zANY
Alex Lema and Justus Ihemawulotu will make final professions the same month. buff.ly/mB2zANY
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"Wicked: For Good" ties up loose ends from last fall's adventure in Oz, with a defiant Cynthia Erivo playing an empowered (yet conflicted) witch fighting the good fight and facing the consequences.
Pro-social messages abound, says @natemup.com in his review. buff.ly/FaoDOye
Pro-social messages abound, says @natemup.com in his review. buff.ly/FaoDOye
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"Wicked: For Good" ties up loose ends from last fall's adventure in Oz, with a defiant Cynthia Erivo playing an empowered (yet conflicted) witch fighting the good fight and facing the consequences.
Pro-social messages abound, says @natemup.com in his review. buff.ly/FaoDOye
Pro-social messages abound, says @natemup.com in his review. buff.ly/FaoDOye
"Notably less garish than 'Wicked: Part I,' the sequel deals with various themes of exclusion, romance, courage, and even politics, with musical numbers interspersed, often of a dramatic rather than upbeat bent."
"Wicked: For Good" ties up loose ends from last fall's adventure in Oz, with a defiant Cynthia Erivo playing an empowered (yet conflicted) witch fighting the good fight and facing the consequences.
Pro-social messages abound, says @natemup.com in his review. buff.ly/FaoDOye
Pro-social messages abound, says @natemup.com in his review. buff.ly/FaoDOye
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Notably less garish than 'Wicked: Part I,' the sequel deals with various themes of exclusion, romance, courage, and even politics, with musical numbers interspersed, often of a dramatic rather than upbeat bent."