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Tag Archives: racism
Catholics In Exodus
I had avoided commenting on Archbishop Gomez’s speech from earlier this month. I find the talks and comments of bishops not my own to be far less interesting these days. But this chat got a lot of attention, even here … Continue reading
Et Tu, Racism?
Fallout from sedition at the Capitol will be settling for some time. The president’s supporters have forced racism into the limelight yet again. At some point the US will need a reckoning on it, difficult as that may be for … Continue reading
Addressing The Racism At EWTN
People asking EWTN to pull their contributions. It looks like a promising tack in response to the sacking of Gloria Purvis. Mark Shea wants the network to go whole hog on him: I hope others involved with the EWTN Empire … Continue reading
White Fragility On Display
As soccer returned to play this summer, I noticed a consistency in the players’ expressions for racial justice. In every game, players take a knee before the kickoff, and many black players raising a fist. Given the reaction to a … Continue reading
A Psalm For Racial Justice
Some Christians have been uneasy about some Bible passages, and even a select psalm or two has been known to get carefully tucked away, out of sight, out of mind. Maybe this is a good cry for justice; what do … Continue reading
Racism In Oakland
I saw this piece in my morning news feed. (I wonder how the magical all-knowing google knows to connect me to a combination of racism and Catholic.) In an emotional, 13-minute video posted on Facebook on June 14, McAleenan, who is white, … Continue reading
“Our Colour Is Not A Crime”
For US sports fans who bother to point their noses overseas, a few might find the extra-American practices curious. As soccer opened up these past days in Europe, players taking knees. In watching English soccer this week (League Two playoffs … Continue reading
tú eres mi otro yo
In other words, you are my other self. There is a way out of racism. It involves a new way of seeing oneself and others. For a young child, the universe is wholly self-centered. Gradually, a person becomes aware of … Continue reading
Night Will Be No More: Tú Vales (You Count)
While El Paso bishop Mark Seitz’s pastoral letter addresses primarily the situation of Latinos in the contemporary world, he is not ignorant of the Black lives that matter. A reminder of the racism at the root of our second-largest state … Continue reading
Night Will Be No More: A History Of Sin
(Image Credit: “La Familia” by Jesus “Cimi” Alvarado. El Paso, Texas. ) Mark Seitz, bishop of El Paso devotes part II of his pastoral letter on racism to a history lesson. It is an assignment well worth our reading. He … Continue reading
Soul Sickness
In his pastoral letter on racism, Bishop Seitz touches on the notion of soul sickness. He cites a theologian in paragraph 15, and some background on Fr Massingale is here. “Soul sickness” is used in other contexts and in other … Continue reading
Racism As A Perversion
I think it is dangerous to label people as racists. More preferable is to identify racism in behavior and culture, and label things and actions as such. Of course, some people over-identify with their possessions, acts, and culture. When this … Continue reading
Night Will Be No More
El Paso’s bishop, Mark Seitz, has penned a pastoral letter addressing racism. A few friends regard it highly, and one thinks it’s the best of what has been a smallish output from US bishops as individuals and as a conference. … Continue reading
Making Mistakes
I was reading about that veteran denied an advertised promotion because he was black. A facebook friend noted today the restaurant head was relieved of his job by national management. I’m skeptical this is a productive act. An attorney was quoted: Mr. … Continue reading
Catholic Sensibility 
Why Isn’t He Dead?
So, about that traffic stop that caught a sports journalist’s eye, I made a few comments on another social media site: Not that I would cheer the choking death of a rich retired white guy, and maybe Windemere FL PD … Continue reading →