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Why You Should Watch “Just Mercy”

Why You Should Watch “Just Mercy”

by Jeff Ryan Miraflor, SJ | Jul 17, 2020 | Catholic Writing, Film, Justice, Pop Culture, Race    ~ Approx. 2 mins

If the Black Lives Matter movement didn’t already motivate you to educate yourself on systemic racism and how to be an anti-racist, this week’s Supreme Court decision allowing the first federal executions in 17 years to happen should. This week’s executions (Daniel...
The Value of Human Life: An African Jesuit Reflects on the Black Lives Matter Movement

The Value of Human Life: An African Jesuit Reflects on the Black Lives Matter Movement

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...
“Why do you have to make everything about race?”

“Why do you have to make everything about race?”

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...
What Two Corgis on Instagram Can Teach Us About Racism

What Two Corgis on Instagram Can Teach Us About Racism

by Eric Immel, SJ | Jun 10, 2020 | Blogs, Race, Spirituality    ~ Approx. 4 mins

Escaping reality is easy when you’ve got a phone in your hands. With a few simple taps, we have the capacity to be under the sea on Disney+, in the old west on HBOGO, or in a Russian emperor’s estate on Hulu. We can look up old flings on Facebook, and we can scan...
6 Guidelines I’ve Learned for Talking About Race

6 Guidelines I’ve Learned for Talking About Race

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...
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