Leveling the Praying Field

Leveling the Praying Field - Part One (1 pm ET)

In a church that struggles to be One Body of Christ, we will take an in depth look at how America's "orginal sin," as labeled by the USCCB, of racism affects the work we do in and out of our Church's to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. Dr. Ansel Augustine will use his award-winning book, Leveling the Praying Field: Can the Church We Love, Love Us Back? as a reference point for this discussion.

Leveling the Praying Field - Part Two (2 pm ET)

Building on the first session, Part 2 will go deeper into how we, as catechists and ministers, can use our resources and teachings to practically address America's "original sin" within our church walls, but also making an impact within our communities.

Dr. Ansel Augustine is an Emmy nominated producer and an award-winning author. He is presently the Director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He is on the Faculty of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana, Graduate Theological Foundation, and Loyola University New Orleans’ Institute for Ministry. Dr. Augustine has also served as a Campus Minister at Xavier University of Louisiana, Loyola University New Orleans, and St. John’s University in Queens, NY. He began his career in ministry over 20 years ago when he became the youth minister at his home parish of St. Peter Claver in the Treme area of New Orleans, which he helped to rebuild following hurricane Katrina. He has presented workshops and keynotes around the country and has written the award-winning book, Leveling the Praying Field: Can the Church we Love, Love us Back? Dr. Augustine is also an Emmy Nominated Producer for the documentary “Black Faith Matters.” His website is www.holyhotboy.info.