Images appeared on social media showing the word “murder” smeared in white paint on a statue of the 18th-century Franciscan priest who led the Catholic Church’s missionary efforts among Native Americans on the West Coast.
Racial Justice
Posted inFaith, News
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.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
For white Christians, non-racism is not enough
In the wake of Charlottesville, mere “non-racism” is not an option. It recognizes the evil of white supremacy but washes its hands of responsibility.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Catholics must combat racism and bigotry at every turn.
The way forward is the way of the penitent and prophet.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
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?
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Did the Erie Canal help put an end to slavery?
The story of Austin Steward, a former slave who fought against slavery in northwest New York
Posted inPolitics & Society
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.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
How the Catholic response to Charlottesville moved from pleas for unity to condemnations of racism
A second statement from the U.S. bishops read: “We stand against the evil of racism, white supremacy and neo-Nazism.”