by Carol Zimmerman, The Catholic Hearld The scenes of chaos and violence in Ferguson, Missouri, following the grand jury’s decision not to indict the white police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an African-American teenager, reveal deeper issues going on in the country, said one of the U.S.’s black Catholic bishops. “The racial … Continue reading REFLECTION: Bishop says Catholics should rekindle commitment to end racism
RACISM: Reflections on race in America today
by Bishop John Ricard, SSJ I grew up in the Deep South, at a time of even deeper segregation, a convenient term used to describe the complete separation of the races. It defined every aspect of our lives, where we lived, worked or went to school, and, especially, where we worshiped. (Martin Luther King, quipped, … Continue reading RACISM: Reflections on race in America today