Fr. Sands reflects on the readings in the context of his work helping local African American and Native American communities spread the Good News and address pressing needs in their urban parishes and on reservations. He belongs to three tribes: Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi.
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Fr. Sands belongs to three tribes: Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi and grew up in a First Nations community on Walpole Island in Ottawa. He is a member of the Little Traverse Bay Band of the Odawa Indians in Michigan.
Now a priest of the Detroit archdiocese, he leads a “Mission to the Missions” by overseeing grants and activites that empower local Native American and African American communities to grow in their Catholic faith, proclaim the Good News, and address the needs of their people in urban neighborhoods and on reservations.
Support the work of the Black and Indian Mission Office via their website.
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Fr. Sands encuraged us to learn more about our brothers and sisters who are Native Americans.
More about Fr. Henry
Read Fr. Henry’s interview, A Message of Hope, on the Knights of Columbus website.
Get a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by indigenous people in Canada and the United States from this talk, which occurred on July 17, 2022 before Pope Francis visited Canada later that month.