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Dr. Ansel Augustine speaks on the Black Catholic Experience

By Loyola University on Wed, 11/04/2026 - 10:04

On Monday afternoon, November 2nd, Dr. Ansel Augustine spoke on "The Black Catholic Experience: A New Orleans Perspective" as part of Loyola's Black Catholic History Month celebrations. Dr. Augustine highlighted the contributions of the Venerable Henriette DeLille and the Sisters of the Holy Family as well as St. Katherine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament to the life of the Church in New Orleans. This event was co-sponsored by Loyola's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Student Life and Ministry Office, and the Canizaro Center for Catholic Studies.