Black Catholic Awareness Event
at Old St. Mary’s Cathedral

Saturday, November 8
5pm - Gospel Mass
7pm - Food, Music, Presentation, & Fellowship

Presentation by Dr. Kim Harris
(Loyola Marymount University)

Join us in celebrating the 5th anniversary of the Black Catholic Messenger and discover more about Black Catholic Awareness. Paulist Father Bart Landry will be presiding at the Mass and Dr. Kim Harris will share insights on the Black Catholic experience.

Dr. Kim R. Harris

Dr. Kim R. Harris is the Assistant Professor of African American Thought and Practice in the Department of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University.

In addition to teaching courses on Black liberation and Womanist theologies, Harris leads music in a variety of liturgical and academic settings. She is a liturgist, composer, and recording artist, presenting lectures on the music of the Black Catholic experience, the spirituals of the Underground Railroad, and the freedom song of the modern Civil Rights Movement. Harris is a member of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium and the North American Academy of Liturgy. She is an academic member of the African American Catholic Center for Evangelization in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, as well as a liturgical consultant for the Archdiocese of New York Office of Black Ministry.

A gifted cantor, leader of song, and a passionate cultural advocate, Harris earned a PhD in worship and the arts from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. In fulfillment of her degree, she composed Welcome Table: A Mass of Spirituals, one of the complete Mass settings included in the second edition of the "Lead Me Guide" Black Catholic hymnal from GIA Publications.

Sponsored by Black Catholic Messenger
and the Paulist Fathers