30th anniv of the death of Sr Thea Bowman—prophet, preacher, witness. “What does it mean to be black and Catholic? It means that I come to my church fully functioning. I bring myself, my black self, all that I am, all that I have, all that I hope to become.” Noting that women...
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were not allowed to preach in the Catholic church she said that shouldn’t stop them from preaching everywhere else! “God has called to us to speak the word that is Christ, that is truth, that is salvation. And if we speak that word in love and faith, with patience and prayer...
...and perseverance, it will take root. It does have power to save us. Call one another! Testify! Teach! Act on the Word!” Even with cancer she preached from her wheelchair. “I don’t make sense of suffering. I try to make sense of life. I try each day to see God’s will.”
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