Even those who have never participated in a protest can also lose sight of his nonviolent message by engaging in partisan bickering, by harboring angry thoughts or by choosing words that wound no less than swords.
Racial Justice
Names for public spaces matter
As our nation and church continue to suffer the lethal effects of their ongoing failures to fully acknowledge and atone for centuries of slavery and segregation, the new Norman Francis Parkway is an important beacon of hope.
Ibram X. Kendi speaks on antiracism at annual Loyola University MLK Convocation
Kendi sees the effect of the pandemic on Black people as but just one example of how systemic racism is a threat to a whole people. It’s another reason the nation must dismantle racist policies.
Poet Amanda Gorman is a light to us all, parishioner says
Long before she burst into the public spotlight delivering her inauguration poem, Amanda Gorman got a standing ovation from fellow parishioners of St. Brigid Church in Los Angeles for reciting a poem she wrote about the Josephite parish.
Exhaustion meets new beginnings
The cavalier use of racist language in our public discourse, the rise of an emerging nationalism built upon anti-immigrant sentiments and the disdain for people who struggle with poverty, among other sociocultural misfits in our day, demand a communal examination of conscience.
Pope: King’s ‘vision of harmony, equality for all’ remains timely
With “social injustice, division and conflict” threatening the common good, people need to rediscover and recommit to the vision of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to work nonviolently for harmony and equality for all, Pope Francis said.
A final requiem for an extraordinary nun and champion of Black Catholic history
In a racially and economically tumultuous year that saw a significant rise in calls for the church to acknowledge and make reparations for its largely unreconciled practices of slavery and segregation, the loss of Sister Reginald, and her expertise in African American Catholic history, was especially wrenching.
Fired EWTN host: ‘I will never, ever, ever have regrets’ talking about race
Gloria Purvis, who was told after the Dec. 30 broadcast of the EWTN radio show “Morning Glory” that the show was canceled effective immediately, said she has no regrets using the show to discuss racial matters following the police killing of George Floyd last May.
Loyola’s 28th annual MLK Convocation to feature bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi
New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi will speak at Loyola University Maryland’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation Jan. 20, 2021, at 7 p.m.
Pope meets with NBA players’ union delegation at the Vatican
A delegation representing the National Basketball Players Association, a union representing professional athletes from the NBA, met with Pope Francis and spoke with him about their work in promoting social justice.
Bishops add COVID-19, anti-racism elements to four-year strategic plan
Although the U.S. bishops’ four-year strategic plan was adopted one year ago, it was not scheduled to go into effect until January 2021.
Bishops encouraged to continue response to pandemic, racism, abuse
Two women who lead groups that advise the U.S. bishops on key issues, encouraged them Nov. 16 to continue holding dialogues on racism, reaching out to Catholics during the pandemic and letting Catholics know about their efforts to prevent abuse in the church.