Office of Black Catholic Ministry

The use of the word Black with a capital B, refers to our culture, and is interchangeable with the term African American. We are about celebrating the culture of African and African Americans in Mass, with the gifts that are shared with the universal Catholic Church, in order to fulfill the mission of meeting people where they are at and bringing them to a closer relationship with God.

This ministry is about inclusion, not segregation; culture not color, and enculturation not assimilation.

We are reminded in, 1 Corinthians 12 that the body is Christ and the parts are the diverse and beautiful cultures within it. Our universal Catholic faith loves, encourages and supports the richness of all cultures.

In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part shares in its joy. You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it.

1 Corinthians 12:12-25