Remembering the first African-American Catholic permanent deacons
Dcn Tim Tilghman recounts the beginnings of the permanent diaconate in the United States—and the American religious community that made it happen.
Tim Tilghman
Permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of Washington, currently assigned to St Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. The author of “Going to the Well to Build Community: A Pastor’s Guide to Evangelization.”
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Vocations the Josephite way: a path of encounter
Dcn Tim Tilghman, raised in the Josephite tradition, extols the religious community's history of seeking out African Americans to serve the Church.
On persistence and the Black Catholic Church
Deacon Tim Tilghman opines on the meaning of holy perseverance in the life of young (and all) African-American Catholics, past and present.
Matthew 25:14-30: Remembering the 'Magnificent Seven'
Deacon Tim Tilghman applies the Sunday Gospel reading to the stories of the first Black men to serve as Catholic priests in the United States.
Malcolm X: a master evangelist ‘by any means necessary’
Dcn Tim Tilghman extols the virtues of Malcolm X, a legendary activist who modeled his life's work on the Biblical saints.
Living 'The Dream': Dr. King's message for Catholics in 2023
Deacon Tim Tilghman explains how Black Catholics experience and live Dr. Martin Luther King's dream in the Church and in the world.
The street lights are on. Where are you supposed to be?
Deacon Tim Tilghman breaks down his experience at the National Black Catholic Congress and the echoing call to thrive in the Church—and the world.
Michael A. Healy and the forgotten Black history of the Coast Guard
Deacon Tim Tilghman unpacks the history of the U.S. Coast Guard luminary Michal A. Healy—a lesser-known member in a family of Black Catholic pioneers.