Like most public writers, I was used to getting notes that were crude, crazy or even mildly threatening. Normally, I would say a quick prayer for these obviously troubled people and get on with my day. This time it felt different, precisely because the author wasn’t insulting or obviously deranged.
Racial Justice
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Two years in, Trump still fuels Women’s March rallies
In cities across the country, local activists marched in support of a progressive agenda centered on economic justice, racial justice and immigrant rights.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Why do the Gospels insist on the virgin birth of Jesus?
The virgin birth is the resurrection, being read into human sexuality
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What I learned from challenging Islamophobic language in public
Confronted with a political candidate’s Islamophobic language, the author chose not to walk away or to pounce in anger, but to reach across a divide.
Posted inEditorials, Faith
The enduring call to fight racism
The new pastoral letter on racism was approved by the bishops, 241 to 3, on Nov. 14.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
My ancestor owned 41 slaves. What do I owe their descendants?
Shining a light on the truth, followed by some sort of atonement, seemed the right thing to do, especially at a time of rising and relegitimized white supremacy in the United States.
Posted inFaith
A look at the first pastoral letter against racism in 40 years
America This Week Our guest this week is Michael J. O’Loughlin, America‘s national correspondent. We talk about his and Olga Segura’s article U.S. bishops adopt new anti-racism letter, first in almost 40 years. We also discuss these stories: Father James Martin: Stop the assault on asylum seekers How can we strengthen faith formation classes? How […]
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I was a victim of racism at my Jesuit high school. I know we can do better.
I cannot continue to hide the enduring pain that I feel because of a vile and humiliating incident 30 years ago.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
“The Hate U Give” confronts racial tensions while avoiding despair
The film cuts through that numbness, painting a mural of human emotion where media portrayals of violence offer only a drop of splattered paint.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
U.S. bishops adopt new anti-racism letter, first in almost 40 years
The U.S. Catholic bishops voted to accept the first pastoral letter against racism in almost 40 years.