When you think about the history of American Catholicism, images of Irish, Italian, German and Polish immigrant parishes probably come to mind. Think about the future of the U.S. church, and you’ve probably been told it’s Latino. But the story of the church, in the United States—past, present and future—is the story of black Catholics. […]
Racial Justice
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Black Catholics are the past and future of the U.S. church
The story of the church, in the United States—past, present and future—is the story of black Catholics.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Sister Antona Ebo’s lifelong struggle against white supremacy, inside and outside the Catholic Church
On Nov. 11, the Catholic Church lost a moral titan in the long struggle for racial equality and justice in the United States.
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“The Magis and Justice” – Rev. Bryan Massingale | Live @ IFTJ 2017
Fr. Bryan Massingale is one of the world’s leading Catholic social ethicists and scholars of African-American theological ethics, racial justice, and liberation theology. He joined the Fordham theology faculty in the fall of 2016. Previously, Fr. Massingale was on the faculty at Marquette University, where in 2009 he received that institution’s highest award for excellence […]
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Racism is a sickness of the soul. Can Jesuit spirituality help us heal?
What ought to be the Ignatian contribution to the fight for racial justice, given our mission and our values?
Posted inFaith, Last Take
What does it mean to be a black Catholic in 2017?
African-Americans have a deep and troubling history with the Catholic Church.
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Catholic Church must do more to combat racism, says bishop
Though the Catholic Church has responded to racism for many years, some leaders and church institutions have at times been part of the problem.
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Whether it’s Thor’s Asgard or our America, the history you’ve been taught is a lie
“Thor: Ragnarok” is an entertaining film with a powerful and needed message: ignore history at your peril.
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The strange racial politics of ‘Stranger Things’
Could Hawkins be a place haunted not just by the Upside Down, but by the ghosts of our country’s racist past?
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High school students unearth possible ties to slavery at Jesuit school
“We’re at the beginning of this,” said Gonzaga history teacher Ed Donnellan, who also is looking at the possibility of taking students to visit the remnants of the Jesuit slave plantations in Maryland.