Tia Noelle Pratt

Tia Noelle Pratt is assistant vice president for mission engagement and strategic initiatives and courtesy assistant professor of sociology at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

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Black Catholics participate in a revival in the Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia in this undated photo. (CNS/CatholicPhilly.com/Sarah Webb)

Mar 16, 2022

Why Pew's new study on Black Catholicism is critical for US church leaders

I consulted with Pew researchers for their project on Black Catholicism. Here is why the new study is critical to national, diocesan and parish leaders in the U.S. church.

Sandra Oh as Ji-Yoon in "The Chair" (Netflix © 2021/Eliza Morse)

Aug 27, 2021

Netflix's 'The Chair' is a needed yet unrealistic depiction of academia

TV review: The series stars Sandra Oh as an English professor at an elite, New England institution, and begins on her first day as the chair of the department. For many academics of color, the show will feel almost viscerally familiar.

President-elect Joe Biden, speaking at a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, Jan. 6, 2021, addresses the protests taking place in and around the U.S. Capitol in Washington as the Congress held a joint session to certify

Jan 08, 2021

Following attempted coup, Biden administration must prioritize anti-racism work

Commentary: The Biden administration must tackle systemic racism with the same urgency we would apply to rescuing someone who is drowning — people of color are in immediate, daily danger.

Tom Ellis plays the title character in "Lucifer," a series now in Season 5 on Netflix. He's on "vacation" in Los Angeles and running a bar, trying to figure out why God banished him to hell. (Netflix/John P. Fleenor, ©2020)

Nov 21, 2020

'Lucifer' is a family drama exploring relationship between faith and reason

Review: As we follow the devil on an L.A. "vacation," a theology of self-actualization emerges. Unlike humans, Lucifer doesn't just believe God exists. He knows it. Consequently, the one-sided relationship uniquely pains him.