May the Peace of Christ be with you.
Last night we had a our Second session that continued our successful series from last spring of Honest Conversation on Racism. Our session focused on the Catholic Church.
New this year, we hope to record all of our sessions in hopes that we might continue to expand the conversations.
We will not be recording the small group conversations or the follow-up reporting of those conversations. We have edited out the video's that where shared but will provide links to you below.
There were materials made available in advance of the session: They included: First, review the accompanying PDF that sets out major milestones in the history of Black Catholics in the United States.
During the HCAR 2.0 session we will focus on a few of these milestones and reflect on their lingering effects in the Church today.
During the HCAR 2.0 session we will focus on a few of these milestones and reflect on their lingering effects in the Church today.
Second, please view the following two clips from Black Faith Matters. This document shares some experiences of African American Catholics in the United States and some of the hurt that racism in the Church has caused. We call your attention to to the first 8 1/2 minutes
Third, should you have the time and desire to view the entire address, please watch Sister Thea Bowman’s 1989 address to the United States Bishops. In her address, she shares what it means to be Black and Catholic. We call your attention to the material between the 10 and 15 minute mark
Our next session looks into the impact of racism on Economic Development
Thanks to all those
who participated last night