It was somewhat surprising that black Catholics were highly committed to the more traditional devotions of the church, Cavendish said. Since a lot of black Catholics have converted to Catholicism, I thought they would've brought a lot of Protestant practices. But they didn't, so part of the attraction to Catholicism could've been the traditional devotions. Although blacks and whites differed in many ways, one way they are similar is their reliance on friends to support their religious devotions, Cavendish said. Catholics are supported in their religious, devotional practices through other people.
Communities sustain the religiosity.
Established in 1956, USF was the first public U.S. university created in the 20 th century and is the largest metropolitan university in the Southeast.