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Documents, talks, writings
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| Letter of Pius XI on creation of St. Augustine Seminary in 1923 | PDF File of letter | ||
| THE AFRICAN AMERICAN APOSTOLATE AND THE SOCIETY OF THE DIVINE WORD by Father Joseph Simon, SVD,Ph.D. This is a talk given at the 1995 symposium at Xavier University. Provides an interesting presentation of facts and events leading to the development of St. Augustine seminary and the ordination of first African Americans in the Catholic church. | PDF File of Father Simon talk | ||
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Address of Cardinal James Hickey at First Annual Bishop Francis Scholarship Dinner Talk of Cardinal Hickey and the life and challenges presented by Bishop Joseph Francis, SVD. Given on November 6, 1999 |
PDF File of Cardinal Hickey Talk | ||
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Address of Bishop Harry Flynn at Second Annual Bishop Francis Scholarship Dinner Talk of Bishop Harry Flynn on the unwillingness of Bishop Francis to tolerate racism. Bishop Flynn refers to him as the "Happy Warrior", a term coined by Father jerome LeDoux, SVD. Given on December 2, 2000 |
PDF File of Bishop Flynn talk | ||
| Pope John Paul II Letter on DIALOGUE BETWEEN CULTURES FOR A CIVILIZATION OF LOVE AND PEACE written January 2001 | PDF File of Pope's letter | ||
| A Sankofa Observance of the 500th anniversary of the first enslaved African to enter the Western Hempishpere (1501-2001) a Letter of National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus published January 15, 2001 | PDF File of Sankofa document | ||
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Pope John Paul II letter on racism This is the entire letter published on racism during the summer of 2001. |
PDF file of Racism letter | ||
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Pope John Letter Mission Sunday letter 2001 This is the entire Mission Sunday letter for 2001 |
PDF file of Mission Sunday 2001 document | ||
| Pastoral Action Statements of Congress IX. These are the statements adopted at the Naitonal Black Catholic Congress meeting September 1, 2002 in Chicago, Illinois | PDF File of Pastoral Action Statements | ||
| Welcoming Address of Congress X. This welcome address by Bishop Joseph Perry sets the purpose of Congress X gathering held July 12-15, 2007 in Buffalo, New York. | PDF File of Welcoming Address | ||
| Reflection on Youth Experience of Congress X. This article appeared in the October 2007 issue of IN A WORD. | PDF File of Youth Experience | ||
| What was the significance of Congress X? A reflection on the important contributions of the Congress X meeting held in Buffalo, New York July 12-15, 2007 | PDF File of Congress X significance | ||