72 percent of students and 87 percent of teachers in Catholic schools are white. They need to be reading and teaching more Black literature.
James M. Chesbro
James M. Chesbro is the author of A Lion in the Snow: Essays on a Father’s Journey Home. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Writer’s Chronicle and Literary Hub, among others. He teaches at Fairfield College Preparatory School.
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Review: A pilgrim in search of grace
In her fourth book, The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions Into Devotion, Sonja Livingston introduces herself as a “pilgrimess” returning to her childhood church in Rochester, N.Y., after not regularly attending Mass for 20 years.
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Brian Doyle once wrote, ‘stories are prayers.’ He has left us with many.
For much longer than a moment, let us consider the revered Catholic writer’s literary generosity.