Since 1990 when the National Black Catholic Caucus voted to designate November as Black Catholic History Month, this month has been special to the more than 3 million Black Catholics in the United States. 

In a book he authored before he became pope, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger wrote, “If one can say that hunger, love, and power are the forces that motivate man, then one can point out . . . that the three main forms of polytheism are the worship of bread, the worship of love, and the idolization of power.”

What's the value of two grapefruits? If you've been to the supermarket lately, you might be able to come up with the cost in a dollar or two.

Miss Mary was a lifelong parishioner, homebound, and I was a newly ordained priest bringing her Holy Communion every First Friday.

When I took classes for RCIA, there was another candidate, Mabel—a woman in her late 30s—who could never make it to class on time, sometimes arriving only for the final prayers.

My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.

It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.

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