Here are some things you can do to protect your mental health as we walk the road to racial justice and peace, while continuing to experience the fruits of racism and white supremacy.
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50 years after a group of Catholic sisters formed Network, the activist group pledges to focus on racial justice
Network, known for its “Nuns on the Bus” campaign, is celebrating an anniversary. But it is not slowing down its efforts toward creating a racially, economically and socially just world.
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Pope Francis is making Bishop McElroy a cardinal—and the response from Catholic Twitter is depressing.
Instead of a point of pride and hope among all U.S. Catholics, the announcement of Cardinal-designate McElroy’s impending elevation became just another opportunity for Catholic twitterati to have at it.
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In big cities, guns bring fear—not freedom
I can assure Texans that very few New Yorkers want to arm themselves to ride the subway, just as few teachers want to pack heat in the classroom.
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Cardinal Cupich: The Second Amendment did not come down from Sinai
The right to bear arms will never be more important than human life. Our children have rights, too.
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Replacement theory and NIMBYism have the same racist roots
The great replacement theory and its undisguised racism have horrified all but the most right-wing political leaders.
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7 years after ‘Laudato Si”: How Catholic universities are amplifying Pope Francis’ call to heal our common home
“Laudato Si’” reveals global ecological challenges that threaten our very existence. Catholic universities cannot wait to embrace clean energy and help build a sustainable world.
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The only Trappist brewery in the U.S. is closing (and IPAs are to blame)
Belgian-style beers are out and India pale ales rule, so the brothers at St. Joseph‘s Abbey in Massachusetts will need to find other sources of revenue.
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Advocate for abortion if you must. But don’t say poor people made you do it.
Economically vulnerable people of color are significantly more anti-abortion than rich white folks are.
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Three questions white Catholics must ask themselves after the racist shooting in Buffalo
In the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo, Catholic social teaching can provide a starting point for addressing a society that disregards lives, particularly those of Black people.