Pastoral Letters on Race and Racism
- Brothers and Sisters to Us (1979)Pastoral Letter on Racism from U.S. Catholic Bishops.
- What We Have Seen and Heard (1984)A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization from the Black Bishops of the United States.
- Dwell In My Love: A Pastoral Letter on Racism (2001)Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago
- In God’s Image: Pastoral Letter on Racism (2003)Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Created in God's Image: A Pastoral Letter on the Sin of Racism and a Call to Conversion (2003)Dale J. Melczek, Bishop of Gary
- Open Wide our Hearts: The Enduring Call to LovePastoral Letter against racism from the US Catholic Bishops.
Publications on African American Catholics
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Fr. Bryan Massingale
Bryan Massingale is CSB and SJU's 2018 MLK Jr. Day keynote speaker. He is a professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University in New York. He is the author of Racial Justice and the Catholic Church (Orbis, 2010).
- Massingale's articles in US CatholicLinks to over a dozen articles written by Fr. Bryan Massingale.
Books covering Related or Historical Topics
The History of Black Catholics in the United States by Publication Date: 1995
Keep Your Hand on the Plow: The African American Presence in the Catholic Church by Publication Date: 1996
Black and Catholic by Publication Date: 1995
The New Nuns: Racial Justice and Religious Reform in the 1960s by Publication Date: 2007
Parish Boundaries: The Catholic Encounter with Race in the Twentieth-Century Urban North by Publication Date: 1996
Passion for Peace by Publication Date: 1995
Black, White, and Catholic: New Orleans Interracialism, 1947-1956 by Publication Date: 2005
Taking Down Our Harps: Black Catholics in the United States by Publication Date: 1998
CSB and SJU Resources
- Multicultural Student ServicesMulticultural Student Services empowers and educates students to intentionally develop mutually trusting and culturally agile relationships. Multicultural Student Services aspires to model transformative inclusion in our immediate and global communities.
Multicultural Student Services believes that learning to effectively navigate differences and new environments is an essential part of a liberal arts education. Our Inclusion Visioning Statement calls us to integrate this priority into all aspects of the life of the institutions. - Intercultural LEADThe Fellowship program provides support for talented first-generation students to build on the leadership skills they are already demonstrating within their high schools and home communities.
- 2018 MLK TeachIn ScheduleHighlight of events related to MLK Week in 2018
- Advocates for Equity, Inclusion and DiversityLocal faculty who have identified themselves as advocates in their field.
Additional Resources
- Subcommittee on African American Affairs (SCAAA)The official voice of the African American Catholic community in the United States, from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
- Compassion Matters2016 Koch Chair lecture by M. Shawn Copeland
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Recent Books
Racial Justice and the Catholic Church by Call Number: Both Libraries: BX1795.R33 M37 2010
That They May Be One: Catholic Social Teaching on Racism, Tribalism, and Xenophobia by Call Number: Both Libraries: BX1795.R33 N68 2008
Interrupting White Privilege: Catholic Theologians Break the Silence by Call Number: Both Libraries: BX1795.R33 I58 2007
Hearing Past the Pain: Engaging African-American and White Theologians by Call Number: Both Libraries: BX1795.R33 N55 2007
Uncommon Faithfulness: The Black Catholic Experience by Call Number: Alcuin Library: BX1407.N4 U53 2009
