Gloria Purvis, the Rev. Bryan N. Massingale, MT Dávila, Anthea Butler, Kim Harris, Shannen Dee Williams and Jeremy V. Cruz share their reactions to the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin.
Racial Justice
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This is not God’s justice: George Floyd and the Derek Chauvin trial
We are told that this is justice served, and yet there remains a man who should still be breathing who instead is dead.
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Catholic Church leaders react to Derek Chauvin verdict in killing of George Floyd
“The death of George Floyd highlighted and amplified the deep need to see the sacredness in all people, but especially those who have been historically oppressed,” read a statement from the U.S. bishops’ conference.
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Derek Chauvin found guilty on all three counts in death of George Floyd
The day before the Chauvin verdict was announced, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda and priests across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offered special Masses “For the Preservation of Peace and Justice.”
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Archbishop Hebda offers special Mass as the Derek Chauvin trial draws to a close
Addressing a congregation of about 120 people at the Cathedral of St. Paul’s 7:30 a.m. daily Mass in St. Paul, the archbishop referred to the multiplication of the loaves and fishes in St. John’s Gospel and Philip’s temptation to do nothing in the face of the challenge to feed the crowd.
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Archbishop Cordileone: Racism is a virus. The Acts of the Apostles shows us how to fight it.
A homily on anti-Asian hate and racism from Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone of San Francisco.
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Christian purity culture and racism left 8 people dead in Atlanta. How should the church respond?
Purity culture, racism and the violence against Asian women in Atlanta.
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St. Óscar Romero helped me carry the cross of experiencing anti-Asian racism—and to speak out against hate.
St. Óscar Romero’s words asking us to value our sufferings as Christ did invite me to see my struggles as something I do not need to hide.
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The Jesuits have pledged to raise $100 million to advance racial healing. But reconciliation is about more than money.
The collaboration with the Jesuits addresses a specific historical injustice but more broadly seeks to offer a model that might accelerate racial healing and advance racial justice in the United States.
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Cardinal Gregory: ‘Healing of America’s soul’ is needed to bring about racial harmony
In a major address on confronting the sin of racism and working for racial harmony, Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the nation’s first African American cardinal, said a “healing of America’s soul” is needed.