by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ | Aug 31, 2020 | In the News, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 4 mins
The Maasai is one of the most well-known African tribes. One aspect of their culture is its value of children. When Maasai people greet each other, they begin: “How are the Children?” The response is always: “All the Children are Well.” This exchange connotes an...
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...
by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ | May 29, 2020 | Current Events, In the News, Justice, Race ~ Approx. 4 mins
We are asking for breath. “I can’t breathe!” cried Eric Garner before dying on July 10, 2014 at the hands of the police in Staten Island, New York. “I can’t breathe!” cried Freddy Gray before dying at the hands of the police in April, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. “I...
