“We can’t start without acknowledging the past,” Father Donald Sterling said. “We’ve got to go through a metanoia, a change of heart. It’s been woven into people’s consciousness, that this (racism) is alright, rather than us being responsive to each other as true brothers and sisters in Christ.”
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As Baltimore City marks 300 murders, prayers for peace continue
“People should not have to live that way,” Bishop Madden insisted. “It’s not normal that people shoot each other.”
Black Catholic History Month
May the examples of Mother Lange, Father Uncles and others inspire us to follow in their footsteps on the journey for peace, justice and unity.
Bishop Madden to lead Baltimore prayer walk for peace Nov. 2
Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar and auxiliary bishop emeritus of Baltimore, will lead a prayer walk for peace Nov. 2 at St. Veronica, 806 Cherry Hill Road in Cherry Hill.
Viral video of Cardinal Shehan School choir surpasses 20 million views
Students from this Catholic School in Baltimore became an international sensation with their performance of “Rise Up.”
Archbishop Lori announces statewide Maryland task force on racism
Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, the chairman of the Maryland Catholic Conference, announced Sept. 27 the creation of a statewide task force on racism.
Bishop Madden to lead Baltimore prayer walk for peace Sept. 27
Bishop Denis J. Madden, urban vicar and auxiliary bishop emeritus of Baltimore, will lead a prayer walk for peace Sept. 27 at St. Francis Xavier, 1501 E. Oliver Street, in East Baltimore.
Study finds that black students benefit from black teachers
“I do think that African-American students need teachers and instructors with a deep understanding and respect of their culture,” said Dr. La Uanah King-Cassell, principal of Ss. James and John Catholic School in East Baltimore.
After Charlottesville, Archbishop Lori prays for justice and peace before Baltimore City Council
“Give us the courage to excise from our midst anger, violence, hatred and bigotry, and the underlying sin of racism that is still so prevalent in our midst,” Archbishop Lori prayed.
Archbishop Lori joins bishops’ call for peace in wake of deadly white nationalist rally
“We must all work together to end the scourge of racism,” Archbishop William E. Lori said, “and unite for the common good of all. Racism must be countered with love and respect.”
Black Catholics at congress urged to ‘listen, learn, think, act and pray’
United by the words of the prophet of social justice, Catholic Church leaders urged black Catholics to become active, just disciples of Christ. The Archdiocese of Baltimore had a strong presence at the conference.
Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, trailblazing religious sister, dies
Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, a former superior general of the Baltimore-based Oblate Sisters of Providence who overcame racial discrimination in her pursuit of a religious vocation, died June 21. She was three weeks shy of her 100th birthday.