Resources for Sister Thea Bowman: Faithful Life, Powerful Legacy, Continuing Lessons
May 3, 2022
These resources come from the participants in the Dahlgren Dialogue Sister Thea Bowman: Faithful Life, Powerful Legacy, Continuing Lessons.
Articles
- Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history (Associated Press)
- Black Catholic Voices interview with Ogechi Akalegbere, 2021 Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award recipient (Catholic Standard)
- Black Catholic Voices series: Sister Patricia Chappell on seeking solidarity and racial justice in society and Church (Catholic Standard)
- I wrote the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the U.S. Here’s what I learned. (America)
- My Advent pilgrimage to the gravesite of Sister Thea Bowman (Catholic News Service)
- Remarks from Ogechi Akalegbere at the 2021 Cardinal Bernardin New leadership Award Reception (USCCB)
- Sr. Patricia Chappell has long been a leader. Now she's being honored for it. (National Catholic Reporter)
Books
Podcasts
Statements
- Pope Francis: No Tolerance for Racism, But Without Violence (Vatican News)
- Statement of U.S. Bishops’ President on George Floyd and the Protests in American Cities (USCCB)
- Statement of U.S. Bishop Chairmen in Wake of Death of George Floyd and National Protests (USCCB)
- Open Wide Our Hearts: Pastoral Statement on Racism (USCCB)
- Archbishop Gregory Issues Statement on Fatal Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia (Catholic Standard)
- Statement from Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory Regarding the Death of George Floyd (Archdiocese of Washington)
- Pax Christi USA Continues the Vision of the Civil Rights Era (USCCB)
- Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity (USCCB)
- Introductory Statement from Archbishop Gregory’s discussion with Notre Dame students (ADW)
Videos
- Black History Month Lecture: The Courage To Be Transformed Sister Patricia Chappell S.N.D.deN (Saint Thomas More: The Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University)
- Sr. Thea’s Address to the US Bishops in June 1989 (USCCB)
- Confronting a Silenced Past: Black Catholic Nuns in US History (Salve Regina University)
- Public Dialogue: Owning Slavery, Pursuing Justice, Seeking Reconciliation (Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life)
- Salt and Light Gathering: Religion and Race: The Future of Anti-Racism and the Catholic Church (Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life)
- Public Dialogue: Racism in Our Streets and Structures (Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life)
- Dahlgren Dialogue: Confronting Racism in Our Hearts and in Our Nation (Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life)
- Public Dialogue: Georgetown, Slavery, and Catholic Social Thought (Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life)