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New podcast explores the life of Fr. Clarence Joseph Rivers

 

A painting of Fr. Clarence Joseph Rivers is pictured at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cincinnati, where he served as associate pastor and where he began composing music. (Courtesy of Emily Strand)
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New podcast explores the life of Fr. Clarence Joseph Rivers

by Emily Strand, Eric T. Styles
Feb 10, 2022  ncr

The podcast "Meet Father Rivers" examines the life of an inexplicably obscure figure of U.S. Catholic history. Fr. Clarence Joseph Rivers, a Black priest in Cincinnati, broke barriers of race, culture, worship and art.

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