Byron Wratee

Byron Wratee is a doctoral candidate in systematic theology at Boston College. His current research explores Howard Thurman's mystical theology and anti-Black violence against Black military veterans during the Red Summer of 1919. He received his Master of Divinity from Emory University's Candler School of Theology, a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law and a bachelor's degree in English from Stillman College.

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Visitors look at Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" on a refectory wall at Santa Maria delle Grazie Church in Milan. (CNS/Reuters/Stefano Rellandini)

Our eco-memories, and those of Jesus, connect us with creation and community

Our particular eco-memories, and those from Jesus' life shared with us through Gospel stories, ask us to think about how our homes, workplaces and neighborhoods affect how we think, act and live.

Mischa, 6, from Maryland, holds a bullhorn in front of a "Black Lives Matter" protest sign near the White House in Washington June 10, 2020. (CNS/Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Music, journalism, slang, swagger — the Black prophetic tradition is all around us

Commentary: The rich Black prophetic tradition doesn't maintain a strict contrast between the sacred and secular. The prophetic often manifests in Black Christians' words and deeds outside the institutional church.

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