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Catholic Black History Links

Learn how African Americans have helped shape our faith by following these links. If you are aware of other sites that parishioners might enjoy, email your suggestions to webteam@stcharleschurch.org.

Links on StCharlesChurch.org African American Prayer AIDS Outreach - Africa Ministry "I Have a(n American) Dream" Fr. Gerry Creedon homily 1/15/2006 "Hear and Heed the Call" Fr. Gerry Creedon homily 1/16/2005 "No Limits to Equality" Fr. Gerry Creedon Homily 8/24/2003 "Welcoming Diversity Through Bond of Jesus" Fr. Gerry Creedon homily 5/18/2003 Jewish High Holidays and Passover "Passover commemorates the Jewish 'national liberation movement,' somewhat similar to the Emancipation and the Civil Rights Movement for African Americans."

• Arlington County Events for Black History Month
  From author discussion to stepping demonstrations, find out how to celebrate locally in 2007.
  www.arlingtonva.us/Departments/Communications/9253.aspx
  
  
• History of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Arlington
  "In the early 1940s, a group of devout and determined Black Catholics began plans to build a Catholic Church where they could worship in dignity...."
  www.ourladyqueenofpeace.org/about_us/history.html
  
  
• "Opening the Doors": Black Catholics in the U.S.
  By Mandy Erickson
  Black Catholics offer a much-needed gift to the Church. Diocesan Black Catholic Offices have nourished that gift and opened new horizons.
  www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Feb2001/feature1.asp
  
  
• The Josephite Society of the Sacred Heart
  An interracial, intercultural community of priests and brothers who work to advance the teachings of the Church in the African American community. The Society is the only community of men in the American Catholic Church engaged exclusively in this particular ministry.
  www.josephite.com
  
  
• National Black Catholic Congress
  www.nbccongress.org
  
  
• Black Catholic History Chronology
  From the Archdiocese of Newark
  www.rcan.org/bca/chronology.htm
  
  
• Black Catholic History: Bibliography
  From the Archdiocese of Washington, DC
  www.adw.org/cultures/officeblack.asp
  
  
• 200 Million Catholics of African Decent Worldwide
  Source: National Black Catholic Congress
  
  
• Black Catholic History: The Untold Story.
  There were 3 Popes known to be black...
  www.holyangels.com/black.htm
  
  
• Catholic Evangelism: Who was the first African mentioned in the Gospels?
  The first African in the New Testament was mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew, Simon of Cyrene (Matthew 27:32). Simon was pressed into service to carry the cross of Jesus. This event is highlighted in the fifth station of the cross.
  www.catholicevangelism.org/s-aframer.shtml
  
  
• In A Word: Monthly Publication for and about African American Catholics
  www.inaword.com
  
  
• Black Catholic History Month,
  which occurs each November
  www.bcimall.org/bchmat01.htm
  
  
• Black Catholic Ministry Links
  From the Diocese of Charleston
  www.catholic-doc.org/bcm/bcmlinks.html
  
  
• Secretariat for African American Catholics
  from the of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference
  www.nccbuscc.org/saac/factsheet.htm
  
  
• Xavier University of Louisiana
  Institute for Black Catholic Studies
  www.xula.edu/IBCS/

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