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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops @usccbofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Saint Vincent de Paul, pray for us!

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 16/09/2026

Looks like the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy case, Michael Desronvil, is a Black Catholic. 👀

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 13/09/2026

The Black Catholic blur has done it again! Bednarek sweeps the short sprints at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship.

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 12/09/2026

Usain Bolt with Kenny Bednarek today after his 100m upset victory at the World Ultimate Championship in Budapest. Both were raised Catholic. #BlackCatholicHistory #BlackCatholicExcellence

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sanguinusshiboleth.bsky.social @sanguinusshiboleth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Also happy feast day of Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, scholar of medieval literature and loving family man; may we follow his example and work for the good of all those around. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A...

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Frédéric Ozanam - Wikipedia

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 05/09/2026

NB: @aoc.bsky.social has publicly identified (and been identified) as Afro-Latina since at least 2018, shortly after she was elected to Congress. hiplatina.com/alexandria-o... Doubled down on her African roots in 2019: youtu.be/wypN0PChAtg?...

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Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez Wears a Braid To Honor Her Afro-Latina Roots - HipLatina

There is a lot to appreciate about congresswoman Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez. Even though the Boricua Bronx-native made history as the youngest woman ever elected

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 03/09/2026

🚨Are you a Black Catholic man looking for faith, fellowship and community? You’re invited to attend the National Black Catholic Men’s Conference! Titled “The Rock I Stand On,” the gathering will take place in Birmingham, Alabama, Oct. 15–18. Read more: buff.ly/a7TOCxj

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 30/08/2026

Happy feast of Blessed Ghébrē-Michael! An Ethiopian Catholic convert, he served as a priest alongside St. Justin de Jacobis and was persecuted for refusing to renounce Chalcedonian teaching. He died a martyr in 1855 and is the only Black blessed or saint in the Vincentian Family.

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 28/08/2026

I'm all about "Say the black; Do the red", but I also find it cool that the Catholic missal in other languages often does not say the same thing as the English. (Currently exploring the French one for funsies.)

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 24/08/2026

Please pray for me, as I'm undergoing a medical procedure tomorrow. Thank you. 🙏🏾

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 23/08/2026

Attending this Catholic conference, and Fr Carlos Martins emphasized that the "era of atheism" involved communist regimes that "killed" tons of people. Why do we forget that Christians in the same era committed similar atrocities in the Congo, Vietnam, Japan, Algeria, Namibia, the Middle East, etc?

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nomoreslaves @nomoreslaves.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

UN - Deepening our understanding of major historical events can help foster greater respect and tolerance. Sunday’s #RememberSlavery Day is an opportunity to reflect on one of the darkest chapters in human history and learn from it. More from UNESCO: www.unesco.org/en/days/slav...

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 20/08/2026

🎉 We’ve hit 300 registrants! Only 200 spots remain! Join us for an important conversation about the future of the Black Catholic Messenger as we enter this new era of leadership. Register now: buff.ly/MsWIhv4

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 22/08/2026

I've now noticed multiple new songs/albums (that I like) from Protestants emphasizing explicitly that God is "a person". Is this theologically licit, given that God is in fact three persons?

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.

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Hook and Squeeze

How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 12/08/2026

🏆 A historic win for Frederick Richard. Black Catholic gymnast Frederick Richard has made history as the second Black man to win the all-around title at the U.S. national championships. Read more about Richard’s historic achievement here: buff.ly/9aqwdns (Photo: Anders Riishede/Shutterstock.com)

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 12/08/2026

In case y'all thought I don't write anymore. 😏

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 12/08/2026

Happy feast of Blessed Isidore Bakanja, a Black Catholic young adult who helped evangelize the Belgian Congo and was killed by his taskmasters in the genocidal rubber operations. Holy African martyr, terror of colonizers, pray for us! 🙏🏾

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 07/08/2024

Happy feast of Fr Ignatius Lissner! Not officially venerated but founded the Society of African Missions' U.S. province, various Black parishes, an order of Black nuns, and the first integrated U.S. seminary. www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/remembering-... Holy servant of the diaspora, pray for us!🙏🏾

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 03/08/2026

🎉 We're entering a new chapter at Black Catholic Messenger! Be part of the conversation as we look to the future of Black Catholic media with leading journalists, creators, and storytellers. 🎟️ Register: buff.ly/V3EAjGK 📖 More information: buff.ly/ervtY0A

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Joseph Flipper @vol3-cycling.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I hope this article gets attention. It proposes an answer to the “why” of what we have been seeing for a couple generations.

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Barb Fraze @bfraze.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"What we once thought was to be defined primarily through marriage and biology is now defined by models that center partnership and shared caregiving." #family

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 02/08/2026

St. Cecilia's in Detroit, one of the nation's best-known Black sports sites, has netted a $5M donation for renovation from LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. The long-dormant site was known as a breeding ground and meeting point for top basketball talent in the late 20th century. buff.ly/JPvCOOk

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 01/08/2026

Dr. M. Roger Holland II has been named a Pastoral Musician of the Year by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, becoming the fourth African American to receive the honor. The Denver professor's Mass settings and hymns are used in Black Catholic parishes across the U.S. buff.ly/0OxUVHL

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Johnathan Lee Iverson @lastringmaster.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

“To deny Black culture in Catholic spaces disparages and dismisses the imago dei and diminishes the catholicity of us all. A Catholic church that is Eurocentric is not only monocultural but inauthentic. Catholicism, rightly considered, is multicultural, universal, and therefore truly catholic.”

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Why a Denver priest was wrong to treat Black Catholic hymnals like garbage

Dr. M. Roger Holland II on the racist errors that caused a significantly Black parish in Colorado to lose a hallmark of African-American liturgy.

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 31/07/2026

"One wonders what is in store for them? When the time comes will they be ready? For the fate that befalls them." (From "FATE": a poem by Dorothy Dempsey.) www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/poem-fate/

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 30/07/2026

In a landmark new interview, Pope Leo XIV acknowledged enslaved persons and slaveholding among his ancestors, which genealogists discovered shortly after his election in the 2025 conclave. In comments to NBC News, the pontiff also teased a forthcoming visit to the United States. buff.ly/vflRxDe

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 30/07/2026

The interview comes just months after the pope used his maiden encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas", to apologize for the Vatican's role in the slave trade, and one year since he first publicly acknowledged his African-American ancestry.

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 30/07/2026

I've lived in Texas for approximately one day and I've already beheld the biggest American or state flags I've ever seen in my life...

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 30/07/2026

The Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary hosted their 110th national convention this month in Houston, uniting ~1,000 members for fellowship, fundraising, and the business of the order. The six-day gathering featured the centennial celebration for the women's division. buff.ly/gOU8W2n

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 30/07/2026

The historic meeting, held just an hour from the founding locale of the Ladies Auxiliary, saw a host of Catholic prelates participate in liturgies and other celebrations, including one of the Knights' newest members: the Black Catholic auxiliary bishop Robert Boxie of Washington.

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 27/07/2026

The pursuit of a superintelligence through AI has thus far featured gross exploitation and disregard for the basic principles of human dignity. Briana Jansky writes that we must change course as a society before it's too late. www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/building-bab...

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 27/07/2026

A new book covers the life of Sr Sandra Smithson, a pioneering Black Catholic who resisted religious racism and helped revolutionize education for the underserved in Nashville and beyond. Author Theresa Laurence spoke with BCM on why this biography is needed now more than ever. buff.ly/A1r52Xq

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 25/07/2026

The National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus held its convocation this week, bringing nearly 50 members to Houston for fellowship, encouragement, and celebration. Among the highlights was celebration of and with their own new prelate, Auxiliary Bishop Robert Boxie of Washington. buff.ly/rF7mrEJ

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 25/07/2026

“Evangelization today cannot simply mean inviting people back to what once was,” said the NBCCC president, Fr Kareem Smith, emphasizing the need for embodied work. “The Church has enough documents. What she needs are disciples who are willing to act.”

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 25/07/2026

Throwback from the Jubilee Mass here in Houston for the 2026 convocation of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, celebrated on Thursday by Auxiliary Bishop Robert Boxie III of Washington. Recording: www.youtube.com/live/VDiS1iL...

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 25/07/2026

The Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary are kicking off their 2026 national convention here in Houston with a 4th Degree Conclave Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Robert Boxie III of Washington. Several other Black Catholic bishops also present.

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 24/07/2026

Cam Obi, a music producer known for working with Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, and SZA, has been teasing his debut album for years, with excitement reaching a fever pitch. What most fans don't know, however, is that he is also now Catholic and excited to share his faith. buff.ly/jg9F2lW

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 23/07/2026

An autopsy of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi Black Catholic teen who died under mysterious circumstances on July 4, has found his cause of death to be "undetermined". The independent examination ordered by the family noted missing body parts and the need for further investigation. buff.ly/qYwUBOA

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 22/07/2026

As the meaning of family shifts rapidly, the traditional model is increasingly controversial or, to many, markedly obsolete. Efran Menny writes that while cultural differences must be respected, Catholics can present a meaningful vision that stands the test of time. buff.ly/uCwxUyk

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 22/07/2026

"What is evident in plenty of stories is that people in nontraditional models are not rejecting family, but are instead searching for meaningful support and stability amid day-to-day struggles."

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 21/07/2026

For Black Americans, one's hair can be a conundrum, a calling card, or even a creative way of displaying cultural pride. Tulio Huggins, who came of age in mostly non-Black environments, writes that wearing a durag unlocked a crucial spiritual node amid personal testing. buff.ly/8FLnxaA

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 19/07/2026

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical—titled "Magnificent Humanity" in English—centers themes of disarming words, peace through justice, shifting perspectives, healthy realism, and dialogue. Daryl Grigsby's reading of the new text inspired reflection on the Black Catholic experience. buff.ly/ct8DkL5

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 19/07/2026

"It is far more than a discussion of the promise and perils of [AI]. In the text, the pope summarizes the richness of Catholic social teaching documents, and highlights the themes of human dignity, the common good, the universal destination of goods, solidarity, and subsidiarity."

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 18/07/2026

Encouraging openness to the spirit and to the foundational transcendentals, Rana Irby offers a new poem, "Hands and Spirit", resolving to virtue in its short span of wordful meditation. www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/hands-and-sp...

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Black Catholic Messenger @blackcatholicmessenger.org · 17/07/2026

The leaders of the U.S. Catholic Church see a vision for growth in certain sectors of society, focusing attention and resources there in an attempt to keep the ship afloat. Fabian Adderley asks: Where does that leave Black Catholics? www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/who-still-ne...

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Nate Tinner-Williams @natemup.com · 17/07/2026

"What if some Black Catholic communities are being abandoned not with malice, but through drift? Not because leaders do not care, but because the Church’s imagination is being captured by numbers, narratives of growth, and institutional survival."

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