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Racial Justice

Also see: https://www.stfrancisa2.com/martin-luther-king-day/


Join together with Corpus Christi Parish & St. Francis Parish Racial Justice Advocates as we: 
Celebrate Black Catholic History month 
on Friday, February 5th, 2021, 6:30pm – 8:30pm lead by Corpus Christi Parish and it is taking place at their parish with the ArchDiocese of Detroit Office of Black Catholic Ministry, 
featuring Vickie Figueroa (Director of the AOD Office of Black Catholic Ministry) and Richard Lane (Catholic Lay Evangelist).  Space is limited. 
Please click on ‘Read More’ for more information and to sign up for this Celebration.    https://corpuschristi-detroit.org/events/celebration-of-black-catholic-history

We are also planning to meet on:
 
  • Saturday, February 20th, 2021, for a Museum Tour (virtual) of the Rosa Parks Civil Rights Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.  And, we are in communication with The Birmingham museum & The King Center in Atlanta. And, we are looking at the usccb study materials too. 
  • Corpus Christi Parish picnic is on 2021/08/22 a Sunday.  Depending on the vaccine situation, that may be chance for us to get together for some food and fun.
     

‘Worship of a False God’ | Commonweal Magazine

An Interview with Bryan Massingale – By Regina Munch  June 5, 2020.  Fr. Bryan Massingale is a professor of theology at Fordham University, and the author of Racial Justice and the Catholic Church. Assistant editor Regina Munch recently spoke with Fr. Massingale about the racist policies and structures in the country and the Church for the Commonweal Podcast. Drawing on his training in theology and his personal experiences of racism, Fr. Massingale highlights the necessity of moving from anger to action in order to dismantle racism wherever it’s experienced. You can listen to the full episode here. A transcript of the interview follows.

Regina Munch: Fr. Bryan, we’re talking now as activists and protesters nationwide are demanding justice for George Floyd and seeking an end to systemic white supremacy. You wrote an article for National Catholic Reporter in which you say that Amy Cooper holds the key to understanding racism in the United States. What did you mean by this?

Fr. Bryan Massingale: Great question. Thank you. Let me tell you a bit about …  (read more…)

“Does thinking about racism make you uncomfortable?” &
“Does Talking About Racism Make You Uncomfortable?”

Father Bryan Massingale, Catholic theologian and author of Racial Justice and the Catholic Church, speaks on the need to have uncomfortable conversations.  He discusses the need to be courageous as we examine racism in our communities and Church, and commit to learning and to challenging it at every step.  Let’s focus on the heart of what Father Massingale is saying. Read it here… ‘Worship of a False God’ | Commonweal Magazine …



  • Racial Justice NEXT STEPS and TAKE ACTION LIST
  • Racial Justice – Racism Resources
  • Racial Justice – What Can I Do?

St. Francis Parish – Racial Justice: Subcommittee on Racism

 

 


 

Read the book, Racial Justice and the Catholic Church By Bryan N. Massingale, as well as, the USCCB Pastoral Letter on Racism: Open Wide Our Hearts.   

Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love, a Pastoral Letter Against Racism

An Introduction …  On November 14, 2018, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved its most recent statement against racism.  It calls for “a genuine conversion of the heart…that will compel change.” It understands that “when we start to see some people as “them”…we fail to love.”  We are challenged “to walk humbly with God,” “opening doorways where once only walls stood.” Walls in our hearts, our communities, our Church.


Also see: http://usccb.org/racism



Related Materials & Resources: links to learn more about the Church’s official positions.

Vatican:
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c2a3.htm

US Bishops
http://usccb.org/racism
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/cultural-diversity/african-american/brothers-and-sisters-to-us.cfm

http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/racism/index.cfm

Diocese of Lansing:
https://www.dioceseoflansing.org/news/diocese-lansing-forms-task-force-race-and-catholic-schools

https://www.dioceseoflansing.org/outreach-ministry/multicultural-ministry


 



Also, see stfrancisa2.com/immigration/

See our Racial Justice Archives


Contacts: Scott Wright & Michelle Eiden, Subcommittee on Racial Justice, Life, Peace and Justice Committee at St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Ann Arbor.


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