Selected Media Citations
2021 National Catholic Reporter. “Black Catholics respond with dismay as Gomez calls protests ‘pseudo-religions’”. November 5, 2021.
2021 National Catholic Reporter. “Explainer: What critical race theory is — and is not”. September 2, 2021.
2021 The Washington Post. “Tensions in the U.S. Catholic Church over abortion, race and politics come to a head in a Maryland classroom”. May 28, 2021.
2021 National Catholic Reporter. “Panel: Racism compounds the clergy sex abuse crisis for Black Catholics”. April 28, 2021.
2021 Associated Press. “Survey: Black Americans attend church and pray more often”. February 16, 2021.
2021 National Catholic Reporter. “Joy, frustration and humor: reactions to Vatican law change on lectors, altar servers”. January 22, 2021.
2020 National Catholic Reporter. “Can Joe Biden heal a divided nation — and his own Catholic Church?”. November 7, 2020.
2020 The Washington Post. “Many Catholic women see themselves in Amy Coney Barrett. Others see an impossible standard.”. October 13, 2020.
2020 The Revealer Podcast “The Religions Vote for Biden & Harris”. October 25, 2020.
2020 America Media: Voting Catholic Podcast. “Racial Justice: Reckoning with racism in
society and the church”. October 10, 2020.
2020 Salt + Light Media “In All Things: Vocations with Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt”. August 22,
2020.
2020 Our Sunday Visitor “Can Catholics Support Black Lives Matter?”. July 13, 2020.
2020 America: The Jesuit Review “After weeks of protest and calls to defund the police,
where do we go from here?”. June 12, 2020
2020 Classical Ideas Podcast. “Ep 159: Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt on African-American Catholic Identity, Sex Abuse, and Systemic Racism”. May 15, 2020.
2019 Religion@UVM Blog. “Reflection on Dr. Tia Noelle Pratt’s Lecture”. October 26, 2019.
2019 America: The Jesuit Review. “How the church can recognize the legacy of slavery and move toward reconciliation”. September 27, 2019.
2019 The Hawk. “Investigation on Hold”. May 1, 2019.
2018 The Hawk. “Freedom of Speech versus Silence”. October 31, 2018.
2018 The Hawk. “Say Goodbye to the Chili Pepper”. October 31, 2018.
2018 Pray Tell: Worship, Wit, and Wisdom. “Racism and the Liturgy: Q & A with a Sociologist”. November 15, 2018.
2018 The Hawk. “The Effect of a Life Changing Educator.” April 25, 2018.
2018 Eyes on the Street. “Saying goodbye to Philadelphia’s first black Catholic church.” March 28, 2018.
2018 CatholicPhilly.com “If Catholic Church owns up to its racism, it can change, says scholar.” February 20, 2018.
2018 The Ampersand. “‘Listen to Those Who Have Been Excluded’: Q&A with Sociologist Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD.” January 3, 2018.
Selected Media Appearances
2016 “Living with the Sins of the Past: Perspectives on Jesuit Slaveholding”. Catholic Intellectual Series, St. Joseph’s University, October, Philadelphia, PA.
2015 “Catholic Young Adults and the Future of Family Life”. Invited Panel Presentation, What Do We Mean by Family?: An Overview of Contemporary Families, St. Joseph’s University Meeting on the Family, September, Philadelphia, PA.
Tia Noelle Pratt, PhD 