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Sister Thea Bowman’s Journey to Sainthood

You can view the ABC documentary on Sister Thea Bowman, FSPA, "Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Thea Bowman's Journey to Sainthood" using the YouTube link below.  It will also air on ABC Sunday, October 30 at 1-2PM.  Our very own Theologian in Residence, Dr. M. Shawn...

St. Katharine Drexel Parishioner Leads Juneteenth Celebration

“The Lord assigns me to these organizations,” explains Mrs. Jumaada Abdal-Khallaq Henry Smith, J.D., a member of the A Nubian Notion, Inc. Family. Mrs. A-K. Henry Smith is a busy Catholic, both at her home parish of Saint Katharine Drexel in Dorchester and in the...

“Sister Thea Bowman: Faithful Life – Dahlgren Dialogues”

The Dahlgren Dialogues are a series​ of substantive conversations with experienced leaders in the context of prayerful reflection on current topics at the intersection of faith and public life.​ Co-sponsored with the Georgetown Office of Mission and Ministry, these...

Pew Report on Black Catholics in America

Black Catholics in America Most Black Catholic churchgoers are racial minorities in their congregations, unlike White and Hispanic Catholics - and Black Protestants.   Read more of the Pew Research Report  

A lifelong Catholic Reflects on Black History Month

“Black History Month, to me, should be every day, not just February” says Mr. Ernest Alls.   Mr. Alls is a beloved Elder of the Saint Katharine Drexel Parish family and comes from a long line of devout Catholics where strong religious calling runs on his mother’s...