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.
Dcn Tim Tilghman recounts the beginnings of the permanent diaconate in the United States—and the American religious community that made it happen.
The 29-year-old Florida native is set to make history for the Archdiocese of Dubuque in May, when he is ordained by Archbishop Thomas Zinkula.
Kevin Tachie explores a recent dissertation on the experience of Jesuit formation for Black men in America.
Dcn Tim Tilghman, raised in the Josephite tradition, extols the religious community's history of seeking out African Americans to serve the Church.
Fr Jean-Claude Duncan, a father of nine and grandfather of one, was formerly a Methodist minister and converted with his family in 2016.
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.
A celebratory weekend at St. Augustine Seminary culminated in a once-in-a-lifetime liturgy attended by beaucoup bishops and Black Catholics alike.
The historic French religious community first arrived in Missouri 200 hundred years ago and established the city's first Black Catholic parish.
The Kentucky native was recently a featured speaker for the 2023 National Day of Prayer for Black Vocations.
The program seeks to champion Catholic campus ministries on historically Black campuses—very few of which currently have them.
A letter from a young Black Catholic seminarian in Seattle explains his discernment of the priesthood, call to religious life, and how he's figuring it all out.
Thousands of Black Catholics represented—but were not necessarily represented—at the three-day quinquennial gathering in Southern Maryland.
Nate Tinner-Williams reflects on a major transition.
The 41-year-old convert has been a novice with the Province of St. Elias since last summer.
Born in Florida and originally a seminarian for the Diocese of Orlando, Lambert will be ordained a transitional deacon in Dubuque on Friday.
The 42-year-old Benedictine monk is the first African American ordained in Newark in more than 20 years.