Brother Mickey McGrath, OSFS, will host an evening titled “Tell them I’m a Child of God: Saints Who Did All Through Love, Nothing Through Fear,” later this month at Camden’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Being held during Black Catholic History Month, and sponsored by the Black Catholic Ministry Commission of the Diocese of Camden, the event will include Brother Mickey showcasing his artwork in the service of shining a light on “the courage, confidence, faith and love” of holy women and men who, “despite racism and prejudice, found their way to Christ,” he explains.
Among those who will be discussed: Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman, a convert and Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration, and Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk, a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe and convert who served his people as a lay catechist for the Catholic faith. Subjects from Brother Mickey’s latest book, “Madonnas of Color,” will also be featured. A collection of Marian art, the book was recognized earlier this year by the Association of Catholic Publishers with a first-place award in its “Inspirational” category.
Acknowledging the divisions and anger still too common in today’s society, Brother Mickey said his work confronts these issues “through beauty … to educate, challenge, enlighten and inspire.”
“We can’t heal and move forward, unless we understand” such problems, he says.
“Tell them I’m a Child of God: Saints Who Did All Through Love, Nothing Through Fear” will take place from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. For more information, contact Cherryl Summers at Sacred Heart Parish, Camden, at 856-365-0573.
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