Resources for Racism in Our Streets and Structures: A Test of Faith, A Crisis for Our Nation
June 5, 2020
These resources come from the participants in the Initiative's dialogue on "Racism in Our Streets and Structures: A Test of Faith, A Crisis for Our Nation."
Articles
- El Paso's Bishop Mark Seitz: Black Lives Matter (National Catholic Reporter)
- The Assumptions of White Privilege and What We Can Do About It (National Catholic Reporter)
- Catholic Leaders Are Reacting to the George Floyd Case. Here’s What They’re Saying. (America)
- 'Worship of a False God' An Interview with Fr. Bryan Massingale (Commonweal)
- ‘Racism Makes a Liar of God’: How the American Catholic church is wrestling with the Black Lives Matter movement. (New York Times)
- Required reading: A Black Catholic syllabus (U.S. Catholic)
Books
- Enfleshing Freedom: Body, Race, and Being (2010)
- Knowing Christ Crucified: The Witness of African American Religious Experience (2018)
Statements
- Pope Francis: No Tolerance for Racism, But Without Violence (Vatican News)
- Statement of U.S. Bishops’ President on George Floyd and the Protests in American Cities (USCCB)
- Statement of U.S. Bishop Chairmen in Wake of Death of George Floyd and National Protests (USCCB)
- Open Wide Our Hearts: Pastoral Statement on Racism (USCCB)
- Archbishop Gregory Issues Statement on Fatal Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia (Catholic Standard)
- Statement from Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory Regarding the Death of George Floyd (Archdiocese of Washington)
- Archbishop Wilton Gregory Issues Statement on Planned Presidential Visit (Archdiocese of Washington)
Videos, Podcasts, and Other Resources
- Pope Francis and U.S. Bishops Respond to George Floyd's Killing (Catholic Mobilizing Network)
- A Response to Racism (Commonweal)
- Catholic Resources for Racial Justice 2020 (Michael Bayer)