In an-all white suburb of Detroit, waving the Confederate flag at football games was a tradition during the 1970s. Looking back, William Collins Donahue realizes that the practice was not so innocent.
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Why Mississippi changing its rebel flag is a small step toward confronting racism
As Mississippi puts away the Confederate stars-and-bars, native son Jeremy Zipple, S.J., reflects on the heavy silence around racism that prevailed during his childhood.
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I am a Black Catholic convert and believe the church must address racism now.
Having been raised in mostly Black churches, Tevin Williams found and embraced Catholicism. But he writes that the church must make it a priority to address racism.
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Don’t hide from the sins of St. Louis
If our first instinct is to defend “the church,” have we really learned the lessons of the sexual abuse crisis?
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Archbishop Wenski: Supreme Court decision on aid to religious schools is a blow against anti-Catholicism
The Supreme Court decision is a major win for school choice advocates and the church’s efforts to serve poor and marginalized communities, writes Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami.
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Will we normalize Covid deaths in the same way we tolerate gun violence?
As Americans mourn those lost to Covid, we should consider what we will consider the “new normal.” Michael Rozier, S.J., asks how we can avoid repeating our apparent desensitization to gun violence.
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What we lose when we teach—and learn—online
Has the coronavirus revealed that a good college education can be obtained online? No, writes Firmin DeBrabander, there is no substitute for three-dimensional debate.
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We can (and should) do better by our Catholic L.G.B.T. school teachers
I am a gay teacher in a Catholic high school. And I see hope in the Archdiocese of Seattle.
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What St. Paul thinks about baseball’s universal D.H.
This year, pitchers will not hit—not in the American League nor in the National League. Experts speculate this will lead to a permanent change in baseball.
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We need to do more than topple (some) statues
Massimo Faggioli: Some statues deserve toppling. But it’s not necessarily the most constructive way to build a different future.