The U.S. Catholic Church, Joseph Flipper writes, “is shaped by, and continues to operate out of, a matrix of whiteness.” As a result, the church’s identity and mission are distorted by its normative whiteness—as well as […]
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Clericalism, Conversion, and Church Reform
By B. Kevin Brown Since the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report on clergy sexual abuse was released, several news articles, commentaries, blogs, and Pope Francis’ Letter to the People of God all have helpfully pointed to […]
Lenten Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement
By: M. Shawn Copeland, Boston College The Christian liturgical calendar reenacts in real time key events in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ of God, as these are recorded in the four Gospels. […]
How the March Might Continue
By John DeCostanza, Jr. On this date 50 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Alabama State House in Montgomery and addressed a crowd of 25,000 who had assembled […]
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