by Chris Kellerman, SJ | Jul 30, 2020 | Catholic 101, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 8 mins
As the movement for racial justice has received greater media attention in the past few months, particularly since the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, MN, some Catholics may be wondering what to think about the anti-racist movement and how it fits...
by Eziokwubundu Amadi, SJ | Jul 16, 2020 | Current Events, Global Catholicism, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 4 mins
What is the value of human life? While there seems to be an agreement that such a question is worth asking, there is much debate on what ought to be its appropriate response. The incongruity in the responses to this age-old question has led to the heart-rending...
by Ken Homan, SJ | Jun 23, 2020 | In the News, Race ~ Approx. 4 mins
In my three years of teaching Catholic Social Teaching to high school juniors, white students frequently asked, “Why do you make everything about race?” It was a question I had asked at their age as well. In response, I attempted to offer some of the overwhelming...
by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ | Jun 19, 2020 | In the News, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 5 mins
Juneteenth is our time. I am seeing a ray of sunshine that is beaming down not only in the Black community but in the whole of America. I truly believe that, with the trauma of COVID-19, the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protest, America will become a...
by Sullivan McCormick, SJ | Jun 9, 2020 | In the News, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 4 mins
How do we talk about race in the light of George Floyd’s murder and the surge of protests throughout the country? How do we talk about a legacy of racial violence that has recently manifested itself in the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery? How...
