Your typical musical—if any musical could be called “typical”—is a labor of love that gestates for many years. You need songs, a script, and choreography. You need actors, lighting, costumes, and ...

Nearly 30 years ago, Brother Mickey McGrath, OSFS, an award-winning artist, found himself in a hospital room as his father ...

Sister Thea Bowman, a key figure in the Black Catholic Movement, is advancing toward sainthood. Born in Mississippi in 1937, ...

Students heading back to school Monday at Gary’s Thea Bowman Leadership Academy will be greeted by staff members dressed as superheroes, but they’ll see something just as exciting inside the school.

I never expected that call. When it came in December 2023, I was asked to join the Diocese of Jackson Historical Commission for the cause of Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman, a Franciscan Sister of ...

She appreciated the hugs that lingered longer, as believers promised to keep praying that she would win her battle with cancer. She saw the warm glances, containing a touch of awe, as Catholics — ...

GARY | Monday, October 10 was Columbus Day with a day off from school for many students, but that did not matter to 44 seniors and 8 juniors at Thea Bowman Leadership Academy from attending. The ...

It‘s been nearly 30 years since Sr. Thea Bowman famous- ly declared to a gathering of the U.S. Catholic bishops that her “Black self,” with all the Black songs, dances, and traditions she’d imbibed ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Kenneth Nance Jr. has been appointed principal of Sister Thea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sister Thea Bowman, a trailblazer in the Black Catholic Movement during the second half of the 20th century, is one step closer to ...

In the final months of her life, Sister Thea Bowman heard the whispers. She appreciated the hugs that lingered longer, as believers promised to keep praying that she would win her battle with cancer.