Black Catholics 101. (you may be right).Many thanks for the August issue, which focuses on the experience of African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. Catholics. As an African American Catholic, and as a teacher of American religious history, I found the articles informative, inspirational in·spi·ra·tion·al adj. 1. Of or relating to inspiration. 2. Providing or intended to convey inspiration. 3. Resulting from inspiration. , and utterly beautiful. In particular, Vanessa White's essay "Full of the Spirit: Five spiritual gifts of African American Catholics" is especially grace-filled. The five gifts and hallmarks of black Catholic spirituality The belief of the Roman Catholic Church is that, once one has accepted the faith (fides quae creditur) by making a personal act of faith (fides qua creditur), then one lives it out through spiritual practice. : God on our mind, people of the book, joy, welcome, and love of justice resonate res·o·nate v. res·o·nat·ed, res·o·nat·ing, res·o·nates v.intr. 1. To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects. 2. with me spiritually and intellectually. In a very brief and elegant manner, White has presented us with much to contemplate and celebrate. I will use this essay this fall in my U.S. Religious History class to introduce my students to some of the most important spiritual hallmarks and gifts of African American Catholics. Cecila A. Moore Dayton, Ohio |
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