Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: Noticing the Need for Lamenting in a Life of Faith
Boreta Singleton
March 23, 2025
“Laments are cries of anguish and outrage; …utterances of profound protest and righteous indignation over injustice…Lamenting allows us to greet the arrival of the new as a gift, not as a threat….Lament frees the imagination for legacy and gift.” Bryan Massingale
In this program, we will consider the place of lament through the lens of how we see Scripture, the practices of our ancestors in faith and African American Spirituals.
Facilitator
Boreta Singleton
Boreta A. Singleton, a native of Philadelphia, PA, is an African American ‘cradle Catholic.’ She taught in Catholic elementary and middle schools there and was the Director of the Office for Black Catholics for four years. Boreta is presently the Director of Faculty Formation at St. Peter’s Prep High School,…
Learn more about Boreta Singleton
Boreta A. Singleton, a native of Philadelphia, PA, is an African American ‘cradle Catholic.’ She taught in Catholic elementary and middle schools there and was the Director of the Office for Black Catholics for four years. Boreta is presently the Director of Faculty Formation at St. Peter’s Prep High School,…
Learn more about Boreta Singleton