Native American Catholic Tradition

National Catholic speaker, Rich May, will visit the Diocese of Tulsa in the month of October to describe St. Kateri Tekakwitha's miraculous apparations and healings after her death in 1680. Learn about Lakota spirituality as a template for Catholicism. There is also evidence that Our Lady appeared to the Lakota Sioux Indians, most notably around 1785 as the "White Buffalo Calf Woman" - a belief held by Nicholas Black Elk and many Lakota Catholics today. 

Learn more about St. Kateri Tekakwitha is also known as the Lily of the Mohawks  and Heȟáka Sápa, also known commonly as Nicholas Black Elk, Servant of God, and his cause for beatification.

• October 17 - Immaculate Conception, Pawhuska 5-6:30 pm Servant of God, Nicholas Black Elk and the Buffalo Calf Woman
• October 19 - St. Anthony, Okmulgee 5:30-8 pm St. Kateria, Buffalo Calf Woman
• October 20 - TU Newman Center, Tulsa, 12-1 pm Miracles of St. Kateri
• October 20 - Church of the Madalene, Tulsa 6:30-7:30 pm Buffalo Calf Woman
• October 21 - St. Brigid, Tahlequah 6-7:30 pm Servant of God, Nicholas Black Elk

All are invited to attend these special sessions. 

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Mr. May is the author if  The Rosary, a Prayer for Native Peoples. He is from Houston, Texas and holds an MA in Theology. He speaks on Catholic radio and at Native American conferences and gatherings across the United States. 

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