When the season’s celebration fades, our shared responsibility remains.

 

It is the work of healing what is broken, attending to those on the margins, promoting ‘a more just and humane society.’

 

As we move forward, let us work to build a hopeful world, guided by faith, sustained by community, and strengthened by the wisdom of those who came before us.

 

As a People, a University, a Church, a Nation,

We have good work to do in 2026.

 

May Christ be our light; the ancestors intercede for us!

 

The Institute for Black Catholic Studies

Dr. Kathleen Dorsey Bellow, Director

Mrs. Dana Lockett, Program Specialist