By Mark PattisonWASHINGTON (CNS) – Sister Thea Bowman, one of six Black Catholics known as a “Servant of God” now that their sainthood causes are being advanced, has plenty of lessons to impart from her life to Catholics today, said … Continue reading
By Sister Thea Bowman GuildWASHINGTON – Teddy Reeves, M.Div., Ph.D., curator of religion and co-interim head of the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in … Continue reading
GUEST COLUMNBy Shannen Dee Williams (CNS) On Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, the third day of Advent and the last day of Black Catholic History Month, I visited the historic Elmwood Cemetery in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, and gazed upon … Continue reading
Thomas More, saint and martyr, and Sister Thea Bowman, Servant of God and prophet for our time, both had a deep love for learning. Both placed their scholarship in service to their brothers and sisters while witnessing to the eternal … Continue reading
Ambos, Tomás Moro, santo y mártir, y la hermana Thea Bowman, sierva de Dios y profeta de nuestro tiempo, tenían un profundo amor por el aprendizaje. Ambos pusieron su erudición al servicio de sus hermanos y hermanas mientras testificaban del … Continue reading
Por Joanna Puddister King CANTON – El equipo del New Group Media de South Bend, Indiana, está trabajando para contar la historia de la hermana Thea Bowman. La filmación se lleva a cabo en muchos lugares donde la hermana Thea … Continue reading
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
