Education

            D.Min., Catholic Theological Union, Chicago (2005)

            Th.M., Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans (1997)

            M.B.A., McNeese State University, Lake Charles (1987)

            B.A., Loyola College (Loyola University Maryland) (1975)

                        Junior Year, University of San Francisco, Valencia, Spain

Biography

Kathleen Dorsey Bellow is a practical theologian and professor who specializes in Black Catholic ministry, including worship, evangelization, and faith formation.  She currently serves as director of Xavier’s Institute for Black Catholic Studies and holds the Drexel Society Endowed Professorship in Black Catholic Studies.

Selected Publications

“Always and Everywhere: Full, Conscious, and Active Participation in Eucharist and the Liturgy of Life” in the Pastoral Music. Vol 41:3 (2017): 35-38.

“Securing the Legacy of Black Catholics through Archival Donations: Dom Cyprian Davis 1930-2015), a Case in Point” in the Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium. Vol. 9 (2016): 23-38.

Xavier

“The Black Community and Vatican Council II (1962-1965)” in the Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium. Vol. 8 (2014): 21-52.

(2013) “Full, Conscious and Active Participation: The Faithful’s Right and Duty” in New Theology Review, Vol. 25, No. 2 (2013):93-6.