Why is the statue of General Lee gone and the statue of General Sherman still there?
Charlottesville
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In the wake of Charlottesville, U.S. Catholic bishops form new anti-racism task force
“For too long, the sin of racism has lived and thrived in our communities and even in some of our churches.”
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Charlottesville’s Catholic students are ready to heal wounds, chaplain says
“We can overcome evil with good if we stand together.”
Posted inPolitics & Society
My father was pulled over by I.C.E. agents the same day Charlottesville happened.
Last week, as events unfolded in Charlottesville, Va., my black Dominican father was pulled over by I.C.E.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
I’m a conservative Latina. Is there a place for me in Trump’s Republican Party after Charlottesville?
In the face of an emboldened white supremacy movement, I find the defensive posture of some conservatives more and more trying.
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Charlottesville and Trump: A spiritual exercise for the overwhelmed and exhausted
How do you continue to “bear witness” when every three or four days there is another crisis?
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Fr. James Martin on Charlottesville: “White supremacy is the opposite of Jesus’ message”
“Every time you shout ‘White Power!’ you might as well be shouting ‘Crucify him!’ And any time you lift your hand in a Nazi salute, you might as well be lifting your hand to nail Jesus to the Cross.”
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Catholic bishops condemn white supremacist rally that left one dead in Charlottesville
The U.S. bishops “stand with all who are oppressed by evil ideology.”
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
When the K.K.K. came to town, Catholics prayed. Now what?
The church’s opposition to racism should be a consistent and constant force in our country.