Nate Tinner-Williams

After nearly six years at the helm of BCM, I am excited to announce that a new visionary leader, Sheila Hodges, will be taking the reins. Great things are soon to come! Please consider supporting our work with a tax-deductible donation: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

There will be dissertations written about "You Can See Everything"...

Thought: What if the United States had a national Catholic seminarians' organization again? 🤔

ROME (AP) — Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and that the lower lobe of his right lung was removed.

NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.

Just had the most wonderful birthday nap. Happy feast of St. Francis!

I must resist becoming a Spurs fan, but he is making it difficult...

Saint Vincent de Paul, pray for us!

Looks like the holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy case, Michael Desronvil, is a Black Catholic. 👀

The Black Catholic blur has done it again! Bednarek sweeps the short sprints at the inaugural World Ultimate Championship.

Usain Bolt with Kenny Bednarek today after his 100m upset victory at the World Ultimate Championship in Budapest. Both were raised Catholic. #BlackCatholicHistory #BlackCatholicExcellence

Also happy feast day of Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, scholar of medieval literature and loving family man; may we follow his example and work for the good of all those around. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A...

NB: @aoc.bsky.social has publicly identified (and been identified) as Afro-Latina since at least 2018, shortly after she was elected to Congress. hiplatina.com/alexandria-o... Doubled down on her African roots in 2019: youtu.be/wypN0PChAtg?...

🚨Are you a Black Catholic man looking for faith, fellowship and community? You’re invited to attend the National Black Catholic Men’s Conference! Titled “The Rock I Stand On,” the gathering will take place in Birmingham, Alabama, Oct. 15–18. Read more: buff.ly/a7TOCxj

Happy feast of Blessed Ghébrē-Michael! An Ethiopian Catholic convert, he served as a priest alongside St. Justin de Jacobis and was persecuted for refusing to renounce Chalcedonian teaching. He died a martyr in 1855 and is the only Black blessed or saint in the Vincentian Family.

I'm all about "Say the black; Do the red", but I also find it cool that the Catholic missal in other languages often does not say the same thing as the English. (Currently exploring the French one for funsies.)

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In honor of #MambaDay, we ranked the top eight moments of Kobe Bryant's career. 🐍 lakersnation.com/mamba-day-to...

Please pray for me, as I'm undergoing a medical procedure tomorrow. Thank you. 🙏🏾

Attending this Catholic conference, and Fr Carlos Martins emphasized that the "era of atheism" involved communist regimes that "killed" tons of people. Why do we forget that Christians in the same era committed similar atrocities in the Congo, Vietnam, Japan, Algeria, Namibia, the Middle East, etc?

UN - Deepening our understanding of major historical events can help foster greater respect and tolerance. Sunday’s #RememberSlavery Day is an opportunity to reflect on one of the darkest chapters in human history and learn from it. More from UNESCO: www.unesco.org/en/days/slav...

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I've now noticed multiple new songs/albums (that I like) from Protestants emphasizing explicitly that God is "a person". Is this theologically licit, given that God is in fact three persons?

The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.

🏆 A historic win for Frederick Richard. Black Catholic gymnast Frederick Richard has made history as the second Black man to win the all-around title at the U.S. national championships. Read more about Richard’s historic achievement here: buff.ly/9aqwdns (Photo: Anders Riishede/Shutterstock.com)

In case y'all thought I don't write anymore. 😏

Happy feast of Blessed Isidore Bakanja, a Black Catholic young adult who helped evangelize the Belgian Congo and was killed by his taskmasters in the genocidal rubber operations. Holy African martyr, terror of colonizers, pray for us! 🙏🏾

Happy feast of Fr Ignatius Lissner! Not officially venerated but founded the Society of African Missions' U.S. province, various Black parishes, an order of Black nuns, and the first integrated U.S. seminary. www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/remembering-... Holy servant of the diaspora, pray for us!🙏🏾

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I hope this article gets attention. It proposes an answer to the “why” of what we have been seeing for a couple generations.

"What we once thought was to be defined primarily through marriage and biology is now defined by models that center partnership and shared caregiving." #family

St. Cecilia's in Detroit, one of the nation's best-known Black sports sites, has netted a $5M donation for renovation from LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer. The long-dormant site was known as a breeding ground and meeting point for top basketball talent in the late 20th century. buff.ly/JPvCOOk

Dr. M. Roger Holland II has been named a Pastoral Musician of the Year by the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, becoming the fourth African American to receive the honor. The Denver professor's Mass settings and hymns are used in Black Catholic parishes across the U.S. buff.ly/0OxUVHL

Catholics need to stop pretending that white Christian nationalism isn't a problem in our churches, too. www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/ignatius-den...

“To deny Black culture in Catholic spaces disparages and dismisses the imago dei and diminishes the catholicity of us all. A Catholic church that is Eurocentric is not only monocultural but inauthentic. Catholicism, rightly considered, is multicultural, universal, and therefore truly catholic.”

"One wonders what is in store for them? When the time comes will they be ready? For the fate that befalls them." (From "FATE": a poem by Dorothy Dempsey.) www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/poem-fate/

In a landmark new interview, Pope Leo XIV acknowledged enslaved persons and slaveholding among his ancestors, which genealogists discovered shortly after his election in the 2025 conclave. In comments to NBC News, the pontiff also teased a forthcoming visit to the United States. buff.ly/vflRxDe

The interview comes just months after the pope used his maiden encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas", to apologize for the Vatican's role in the slave trade, and one year since he first publicly acknowledged his African-American ancestry.

I've lived in Texas for approximately one day and I've already beheld the biggest American or state flags I've ever seen in my life...

The Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary hosted their 110th national convention this month in Houston, uniting ~1,000 members for fellowship, fundraising, and the business of the order. The six-day gathering featured the centennial celebration for the women's division. buff.ly/gOU8W2n

The historic meeting, held just an hour from the founding locale of the Ladies Auxiliary, saw a host of Catholic prelates participate in liturgies and other celebrations, including one of the Knights' newest members: the Black Catholic auxiliary bishop Robert Boxie of Washington.

The pursuit of a superintelligence through AI has thus far featured gross exploitation and disregard for the basic principles of human dignity. Briana Jansky writes that we must change course as a society before it's too late. www.blackcatholicmessenger.org/building-bab...

A new book covers the life of Sr Sandra Smithson, a pioneering Black Catholic who resisted religious racism and helped revolutionize education for the underserved in Nashville and beyond. Author Theresa Laurence spoke with BCM on why this biography is needed now more than ever. buff.ly/A1r52Xq

The National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus held its convocation this week, bringing nearly 50 members to Houston for fellowship, encouragement, and celebration. Among the highlights was celebration of and with their own new prelate, Auxiliary Bishop Robert Boxie of Washington. buff.ly/rF7mrEJ

“Evangelization today cannot simply mean inviting people back to what once was,” said the NBCCC president, Fr Kareem Smith, emphasizing the need for embodied work. “The Church has enough documents. What she needs are disciples who are willing to act.”

Throwback from the Jubilee Mass here in Houston for the 2026 convocation of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, celebrated on Thursday by Auxiliary Bishop Robert Boxie III of Washington. Recording: www.youtube.com/live/VDiS1iL...

The Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary are kicking off their 2026 national convention here in Houston with a 4th Degree Conclave Mass celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Robert Boxie III of Washington. Several other Black Catholic bishops also present.

Cam Obi, a music producer known for working with Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Lamar, and SZA, has been teasing his debut album for years, with excitement reaching a fever pitch. What most fans don't know, however, is that he is also now Catholic and excited to share his faith. buff.ly/jg9F2lW

An autopsy of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi Black Catholic teen who died under mysterious circumstances on July 4, has found his cause of death to be "undetermined". The independent examination ordered by the family noted missing body parts and the need for further investigation. buff.ly/qYwUBOA

As the meaning of family shifts rapidly, the traditional model is increasingly controversial or, to many, markedly obsolete. Efran Menny writes that while cultural differences must be respected, Catholics can present a meaningful vision that stands the test of time. buff.ly/uCwxUyk

"What is evident in plenty of stories is that people in nontraditional models are not rejecting family, but are instead searching for meaningful support and stability amid day-to-day struggles."