February is dedicated as Black History Month throughout the country and is an invitation for all to know and celebrate the gifts of people of African descent, writes Father Stephen D. Thorne.
Fr. Stephen Thorne, co-chair of the Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing, reflects on a recent workshop for principals of Archdiocesan parish and regional elementary schools saying, “So much of our ministry, especially in Catholic education, begins with sacred encounter.”
More than 100 Catholics in five diverse choirs sang at a concert for racial healing last weekend at the cathedral, confronting the sin of racism with healing.
Several hundred Catholics gathered for the “We Find Hope in You: A Concert for Racial Healing” on Sunday, May 15 in Philadelphia, uniting in hope in the face of racism.