According to Jean Anouilh, “Things are beautiful if you love them.” Love opens our eyes to beauty. In our culture, consumerism, materialism, and superficiality have created an epidemic of insecurity and distorted notions of beauty and attractiveness. And racism is intertwined with these lenses that warp the perceptions of many. I recently ran across a… Read More Love Opens Our Eyes to Beauty
via Vatican News: Pope Francis warned that attitudes that many thought were a thing of the past – such as racism – are on the rise again and can lead to intolerant and discriminating behavior and policies and he urged politicians to avoid exploiting fear against those seeking refuge and better lives in our countries.… Read More Pope Warns Against Rising Racism, Intolerance, and Hatred
via CNS: Christians have the teachings and the responsibility to address growing fear of and discrimination against immigrants and refugees, said speakers opening a Vatican-sponsored conference. “Welcoming migrants, especially those in danger, is a moral principle whose foundation and strength come from the Gospel and sacred Scripture, and it is part of being Christian, that… Read More Christians Must Find Constructive, Effective Ways to Oppose Xenophobia, Racism, and Populist Nationalism
Nichole Flores writes: Martin Luther King Jr. has been upheld as the paragon of racial justice activism, offering a broadly compelling account of human dignity grounded in his vision of the beloved community. But 50 years after his assassination, this vision is often manipulated or taken out of context in ways that water down the… Read More Remembering MLK’s Radicalism and Defending the Dignity of Black Lives
Christopher White writes: American Catholics have “shown a lack of moral consciousness on the issue of race,” Bishop George Murry told attendees at the 2018 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering. While he believes America has made progress on the issue of race relations, he said that “recent events in our country have questioned exactly how far… Read More Bishop Murry: US Catholics Have Failed to Take Decisive Action on Racism
via Washington Post: President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they discussed granting entry to immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal, according to several people briefed on the meeting. “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”… Read More Trump Attacks Immigration from ‘Shithole’ Countries
MSW, highlighting a presentation by Millennial writer Nichole Flores, writes: There was an entire conference on the subject of polarization in which I participated, at the University of Notre Dame, which resulted in the book Polarization in the US Catholic Church: Naming the Wounds, Beginning to Heal…. All of the contributions at the conference were… Read More Too Many Catholics Are Complicit in Trump’s Racism
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