Cardinal Cupich on Violence, Racism, and Segregation
Cardinal Blase Cupich discusses violence and its root causes in Chicago with program host Todd Williamson on Catholic Chicago:
Tag: Racism
A Catholic Response to the KKK
In America, Millennial writer Nichole Flores writes: Last weekend, the Ku Klux Klan converged upon Charlottesville, Va. I am not naïve about the existence of racism in the United States. As a Mexican-American woman with brown skin, I have often experienced instances of racism. Until recently, however, I had imagined the K.K.K. as a fossil… Read More A Catholic Response to the KKK
See, Judge, Act: Racism, Structural Sin, and Infant Mortality
At the beginning of each semester, I introduce my students to modern Catholic social teaching by emphasizing its dialogue with a changing world. We often start with Rerum Novarum, which was a moral reflection and response to a particular historical context in the wake of the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of new working conditions.… Read More See, Judge, Act: Racism, Structural Sin, and Infant Mortality
The US Bishops Must Denounce Alt-Right Racism
At US Catholic, Stephen Schneck writes: It is long past time for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to speak out against the evil of today’s racism. The “alt-right” white nationalist racism that surged alongside the political campaigns of 2016 is an evil that the church in America cannot ignore. After endorsing candidate… Read More The US Bishops Must Denounce Alt-Right Racism
Archbishop Gregory: Racism is a Disease That Must Be Cured
Earlier this month, Archbishop Wilton Gregory wrote a column for CNS on racism: Racism — the belief that one group is superior to another due to race — is a grave moral disease whose recurrence, aggressiveness and persistence should frighten every one of us. Like a serious medical disease that may seem to have been… Read More Archbishop Gregory: Racism is a Disease That Must Be Cured
Nichole Flores Examines Injustices through a Catholic Lens
UVA Today has a new article on Millennial writer Nichole Flores: An interest in government, a passion for social justice and a deeply rooted understanding of the teachings of the Catholic Church: these puzzle pieces eventually fit together to land assistant professor Nichole Flores at the University of Virginia. “My work is concerned with religion… Read More Nichole Flores Examines Injustices through a Catholic Lens
Public Faith: An Interview with Michael Wear
Public Faith is a new organization for “Christians who share a commitment to orthodox Christian faith and a belief in working toward the common good through politics towards a just and flourishing society.” One of the founding members is Michael Wear, the Founder of Public Square Strategies LLC, and the author of the forthcoming book Reclaiming… Read More Public Faith: An Interview with Michael Wear
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