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Sculptor Edmonia Lewis shares message of human dignity through time

Edmonia Lewis, the first African American and Native American sculptor to achieve international recognition through works that reflected her Catholic faith and the dignity of people, is being commemorated on a new postage stamp.

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St. Peter Claver to host Stations of the Cross reflection on racism March 26

“It’s Lent, so we’re supposed to think about these things,” Father Rutten said, “and especially, racism can be one of those things we’re unconscious of, so it’s just a nice time to reflect on it and say, ‘What difference can we make?’”

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Sign of the times: What to make of Black Lives Matter

The conversation that took place in the parking lot of St. Peter Claver is one that is playing out within the Catholic Church across the country. From Catholic Twitter to bishops’ statements, parish bulletins to dinner conversations, Catholics are trying to make sense of Black Lives Matter and what a faithful response looks like.

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Are These Not My People?

Stephen White: A problem with dialog about race is that we want to have things both ways: to heal as one without accepting any responsibility for a whole.

The post Are These Not My People? appeared first on The Catholic Thing.

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