Racial Justice Committee
Resources
Books and Articles
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The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ
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A White Catholic’s Guide to Racism and Privilege by Daniel P. Horan, OFM
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Racial Justice and the Catholic Church by Fr. Bryan N. Massingale
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Related: White Supremacy and American Christianity, a conversation between Fordham ethics professor Fr. Bryan N. Massingale and Robert P. Jones, founder of Public Religion Research Institute, sponsored by NETWORK lobby for Catholic social justice, 10/29/22
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Upcoming: Part 3 of this conversation, 10/21/23. Register here.
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The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: And the Path to a Shared American Future by Robert P. Jones
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​Related: Interview by Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 9/5/23
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Recordings of Lectures and Presentations
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The 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Keeping the Dream Alive, Panel discussion sponsored by Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, 8/28/23
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Lamentation: A Theo-Ethical Reflection on the Black Exodus, Fr. Bryan Massingale, Mother Mary Lange Lecture in Black Catholic Studies, Villanova University, 11/3/22
Our Goals
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To build community around anti-racist beliefs and practices
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To learn and reflect on racism in our lives and in our Church
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To pray and respond through the prism of our Catholic faith
The Racial Justice Committee meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 via Zoom. All are invited. Let us know you’re interested, and we will send you the Zoom information.
Rededication of St. Ignatius as an anti-racist parish on Juneteenth 2022.