Last month, Jason Stockley, the white police officer who killed Anthony Lamar Smith, a 24-year-old black man, was acquitted. How did the city of St. Louis respond?
Racial Justice
Posted inPodcasts, Politics & Society
A conservative Latina discusses racial tensions within the Republican Party
This week’s guest is Dr. Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo, an assistant professor of political science at Texas State University in San Marcos, Tex. She joins the show to discuss her latest article for America: “I’m a Conservative Latina. Is there a place for me in Trump’s Republican Party after Charlottesville?” In her piece, Dr. Menchaca-Bagnulo explores the […]
Posted inFaith, Short Take
When Dorothy Day took a knee
The saints and heroes of our faith have much to teach us about our contemporary political context.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
St. Louis archbishop calls for peace after acquittal of white police officer in murder of African-American man
Church leaders call for peace amidst demonstrations against the acquittal of a white police officer in the murder of an African-American man.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The fleeting satisfaction of pulling down Confederate monuments
Probably most Americans can agree that Confederate monuments should never have been erected, but dismantling them is a different story for many citizens.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Netflix’s “Strong Island” is an intimate look into black trauma, injustice and race in America
Yance Ford’s “Strong Island” chronicles the death of the director’s brother, William Ford Jr., in April of 1992.
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Parish life still thrives at flood-damaged Houston church
Hit hard by flooding, a Catholic parish in Houston surveys the damage and continues to practice their faith.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Will the bishops’ new anti-racism committee make a difference?
An ad hoc committee to deal with racism in society and in the church may lead to the first pastoral letter on racism written by U.S. bishops since 1979
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Priest asks forgiveness for having been KKK member years ago as young man
“While 40 years have passed, I must say this: I’m sorry. To anyone who has been subjected to racism or bigotry, I am sorry. I have no excuse, but I hope you will forgive me.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
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.”