Black Catholic Messenger

Efran Menny connects the recent tragedy in Memphis to the suffering Mother of God, seen in the mothers of Black men murdered in an unjust America.

Kirk Whalum, a multi-Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist and composer, sat down with Black Catholic Messenger to discuss his faith journey, his musical inspirations, and his relationship with a certain African-American saint-to-be who also happens to be his kin.

Shawnee Daniels-Sykes, the nation's only Black Catholic female bioethicist, has died at the age of 61 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.