Progress, challenges seen as 40th anniversary approaches of Black Catholic bishops’ pastoral letter on evangelization – Catholic Standard
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 29, 2023
As the 40th anniversary approaches of a pastoral letter that he authored with the nine other Black U.S. bishops in September 1984, Bishop J. Terry Steib occasionally finds himself perusing his copy of the letter, which has become yellow with age.
As the National Black Catholic Congress XIII at National Harbor, Maryland, on July 21, the retired bishop of Memphis discussed his thoughts on What We Have Seen and Heard, the pastoral letter on evangelization. The one-hour session attracted an overflow crowd of about 200 people, including Bishop Joseph N. Perry, auxiliary bishop . . .
