African American Catholic Podcast

Roy and Joe had a discussion about the life and work of Doctor Joseph Barker and Sister Thea Bowman, who were significant figures in the African American Catholic community. They also emphasized the importance of supporting African American students through scholarships and resources, and the need to preserve black history and culture. They underscored the role of universities and affinity groups in promoting inclusion, the significance of understanding and appreciating African roots and culture, and the need for promoting diversity and inclusivity.

Fr Roy Lee discusses what it with Deacon Curt Davis about being a black deacon and what being a deacon means.

Fr Lee speaks with Richard Hicks on how a black community is being built to improve livelihood.

Father sits down with Dr Simonmary Aihiokhai and discusses the "blackness" of God and how it can help us better understand Him and ourselves.

Father sits down with Dr. Beatty a professional academic in critical race theory (CRT) to discuss what CRT is all about.

Fr Roy Lee sits down with Terence Thomas to discuss entrepreneurship and how we can build a life of faith to live up to the Gospels through business.

Ernest J. Miller, FSC, D.Min., M.A. ’95, serves as Vice President of Mission, Diversity & Inclusion, and previously served as Vice President of Mission, since joining La Salle in August 2015. Brother Ernest is a member of the Institute of the Brother of the Christian Schools. He joined the Brothers in 1993, in Philadelphia, to begin his initial formation. In 1998, he made his first profession of vows, and in 2003, he made his final profession of vows.

Fr Roy Lee sits down with Mrs. Gwendolyn J. Young to discuss the importance of catholic education in African American communities.

Fr. Roy Lee welcomes brother Priest, Fr. Everett Pearson. Fr. Everett obtained his S.T.B. degree in Sacred Theology from the Angelicum University graduating Magna Cum Laude. In 1994-1995, Fr. Everett retured to Rome, residing at the Casa Santa Maria, the American Bishops Graduate House of Studies in Rome, to complete his S.T.L. degree in Dogmatic Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.

Twenty years before the Civil War of the United States, and before it was legal for such a Congregation to exist, the Sisters of the Holy Family were founded in New Orleans, Louisiana by Henriette Delille, a free woman of color.  Co-foundresses of this religious community of African-American women were Juliette Gaudin and Josephine Charles. The Sisters have spent over 170 years of loving, caring, and sharing with and for the people of God, for their own sanctification, for spreading the word of God, and for improving the life of the people they serve.