Articles/Newsletters

The OBCM Newsletter is the authorized means of communication for the OBCM. It is published monthly and is used primarily to inform the faith community of the New Orleans Archdiocese about local, national, and regional spiritual and social matters that are of particular interest and importance to Black Catholics and to Catholics in general.

Family Reunion

- Alena Boucree

What to do with our families during the summer? Let’s do something to strengthen the black family. The African American family has a way of getting folks together. If you listen to the Tom Joyner morning radio show, or the music of the O Jay’s, it’s family reunion time. Yes, summer is a time to gather the family from near and far, to sit and be together, sharing our amazement at seeing the many branches on the family tree. Gathering the family together is an opportunity to be reminded of God’s love for each of us, and to remember what a gift from God family is. Family is where...Read full article

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?" "Here I am," I said; "send me!"

- Isaiah 8:6

The Beginning of a Journey

- Daniel H. Green

When a life dream comes true, it is like the greatest day of a person’s life. They look back on the goals they have set over time and think about the sacrifices made in anticipation of achieving that goal. On July 5, 2007, I received the official yes from Archbishop Alfred Hughes that I would be able to begin the next step on my journey of achieving my ultimate goal, the priesthood... Read full article