By Joanna Puddister KingCANTON – New Group Media out of South Bend, Indiana is working to tell the story of Sister Thea Bowman. Filming is taking place in many locations where Sister Thea Bowman lived and worked, requiring in-depth work … Continue reading
Sister thea cAUSEBy Father Maurice NuttRecently a fellow priest friend told me that a parishioner called him because she was troubled by the way that George Floyd was being hailed as a saint by the media. “He wasn’t a saint,” … Continue reading
CANTON – Gospel choirs from many churches gathered at Holy Child Jesus Parish on Saturday, March 30 for a musical celebration in honor of Sister Thea Bowman. Sister Thea died on March 30, 1990. Last year the Diocese of Jackson … Continue reading
By Maureen Smith JACKSON – Bishop Joseph Kopacz read the edict to open the cause for canonization for Sister Thea Bowman, FSPA, Servant of God, at a Sunday, Nov. 18, Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in … Continue reading
Por Obispo Joseph Kopacz Todos compartimos la alegría de este momento presentando la causa de canonización de la hermana Thea Bowman, hermana Franciscana de la Adoración Perpetua, de Canton, Mississippi. Con una sola mente y un solo corazón, los fieles … Continue reading
By Bishop Joseph Kopacz (Editor’s note: Bishop Joseph Kopacz was traveling this week for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Fall meeting. He sent the speech he presented at the conference asking for his fellow bishops to support the cause … Continue reading
By Mark Pattison BALTIMORE (CNS) – The U.S. bishops gave their assent to the canonization effort launched for Sister Thea Bowman by the Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi. The assent, on a voice vote, came Nov. 14, the third day of … Continue reading
By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON – The U.S. bishops will consider endorsing the sainthood cause of Sister Thea Bowman, the great-granddaughter of slaves and the only African-American member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, who transcended racism to leave a … Continue reading
Por Obispo Joseph Kopacz Durante el mes de noviembre, nos encantamos con el esplendor de la Fiesta de todos los Santos y la Conmemoración de Todos los Fieles Difuntos. La verdadera nube de testigos (Hebreos 12,1), algunos canonizados oficialmente, la … Continue reading
By Bishop Joseph Kopacz During the month of November, we bask in the glow of the Feast of All Saints, and the Commemoration of All Souls. The great Cloud of Witnesses (Hebrews 12,1), some officially canonized, most not, remind us … Continue reading
