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New restorative justice initiative explores racial injustice, healing at Oct. 13 event

Leaders of two initiatives at the University of St. Thomas are co-sponsoring a keynote address followed by panel discussions Oct. 13 that will explore racial injustice and ways to heal through restorative justice: naming the harm, discussing its ramifications and finding hope.

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Anti-Racism: Original Sin Repackaged

David Carlin: Systemic racism asserts a mythic Original Sin. The truth is the original Original Sin persists and requires our only Redeemer.

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On anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, Catholic leaders say Church must do more

When Bishop Roy Campbell considers the Church’s role on issues of race in 2021, he looks back at the civil rights marches of the 1960’s when “a lot of people with collars” marched alongside Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. Ralph Abernathy, and others.

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Head of Network remembers Lewis as ‘determined, forceful, thoughtful’

As Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of the Catholic social justice lobby Network, began reflecting on her fondest memories of the late Congressman John Lewis, she could recall one instance in which his body language showed something different than the soft-spoken, yet passionate man she knew.

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There’s No Law Without Order

There is no question that the death of George Floyd is highly questionable. The shocking and shameful insurgences erupting in cities across the country propose that the answer is rooted in an engrained American racism. That response, too, is highly questionable. In a sense, the reaction is as disturbing as the incident itself. As fire […]

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