Dr. Shannen Dee Williams' Subversive Habits: Black Catholic Nuns in the Long African American Freedom Struggle is the first full history of Black Catholic nuns in the United States. It explains their dealings with white supremacy, both within and outside the Church, and their prominent role in the civil rights movement. The book is quite revealing and challenging and asks us to reconsider our Church’s history and what needs to happen moving forward.

We will discuss the book in a five-session Zoom conversation beginning Wednesday, October 11 at 7PM. The book may be purchased at the Book House at Stuyvesant Plaza at a discount or online.

The reading schedule is:
October 11 – First Session: Preface and Introduction (up to page 23)
October 18 – Second Session – Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 23 to 102)
October 25 – Third Session – Chapter 3 (pages 103 to 133)
November 1 – Fourth Session – Chapters 4 and 5 (pages 134 to 199)
November 8 – Fifth Session – Chapters 6, 7 and Conclusion (pages 200 to 269)

For more information, please contact Dave Rowell at 518-729-4550 or at [email protected].  The Zoom link and information about the session weekly readings, Study Guide, and Catholic Black History Timeline) are below:

Click here to see the Study Guide

Click here to see a timeline of Black Catholic history

Zoom Link for All Sessions:

Topic: Subversive Habits
Time: Oct 11, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2902230497?pwd=b3daOGljMzZRQVp4cEE2UlVDU2YrUT09

Meeting ID: 290 223 0497
Passcode: 706003