We Shall Overcome: Sister Thea Bowman and the Black Catholic Experience
Though we are all one\u2014\u201cthere is neither Jew nor Greek,\u201d St. Paul wrote to the Galatians\u2014each of us brings a particular heritage to the mosaic of God\u2019s universal pilgrim church on Earth. Father Maurice Nutt helps us understand and celebrate the special contribution of African Americans in the Catholic Church. Father Maurice is a redemptorist priest and former director of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans, an apostolate that celebrates and connects Black Catholicism in the United States, the Caribbean, and Africa. And, as fewer Americans are embracing the vocation of the priesthood, more pastors are coming to us from other countries, which brings both cultural opportunities and challenges.\n\tIn addition, Fr. Maurice tells us about his friend and mentor, Sister Thea Bowman, and the case he and others are making for her sainthood.\n\nFather Maurice\u2019s spiritual direction ministry\n\n\n\nThe case for Sr Thea Bowman\u2019s canonization\n\nSr Thea Bowman addressing the US Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1989\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies