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Mary Thea Bowman, FSPA (born Bertha Elizabeth Bowman; December 29, 1937 – March 30, 1990) was a Black Catholic religious sister, teacher, musician, liturgist and scholar who made major contributions to the ministry of the Catholic Church toward African Americans.
The U.S. bishops endorsed the sainthood cause of Sister Thea Bowman on Nov. 14, 2018, during their fall assembly in Baltimore. The granddaughter of slaves, she was the only African American member of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, and she transcended racism to leave a lasting mark on U.S. Catholic life in the late 20th century.
Educator, Missionary Disciple, Advocate for Cultural Awareness and Racial Harmony. Diocese of Jackson in Mississippi.
She lovingly taught young people about the joy of being Christian, she challenged her church to accept her as “fully black and fully Catholic,” she embraced her suffering with a willing spirit and she called all to a living faith. This website is the home base for her cause for canonization.
Jun 18, 2020 · Sister Thea Bowman was the granddaughter of a slave, an advocate for racial justice, and the first African American woman to address the U.S. bishops' conference.
Blessed with extraordinary talent, Thea Bowman, FSPA, was a singer, poet, preacher, master teacher, evangelist, and an African American catalyst. She shared her culture and spirituality by preaching and with prayer at upwards of 100 venues across the nation per year.
Sep 8, 2022 · A new documentary on Sister Thea Bowman shines a light on her life and work as an advocate for racial justice and intercultural understanding.
Jan 28, 2023 · Sister Thea Bowman was a Catholic Franciscan nun, evangelist, and educator known for introducing culturally inclusive practices into the Catholic liturgy. Her contributions were so significant that she is being considered for sainthood.
Nov 13, 2020 · Sister Thea – who died in 1990 from cancer at the age of 52 and whose cause for canonization was overwhelmingly supported by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2018 – was “an ambassador of Jesus Christ and an apostle of reconciliation,” Bishop Joseph Kopacz of Jackson, Mississippi, told his brother bishops in asking ...
Sep 7, 2022 · A new documentary on Sister Thea Bowman shines a light on her life and work as an advocate for racial justice and intercultural understanding.
