Responding to Racism

Seven U.S. Bishop that are chairmen of committees within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have issued a statement in the wake of the death of Mr. George Floyd and the protests which have broken out in Minneapolis and in other cities in the United States.
Read the full statement

Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has issued a statement on Mr. George Floyd and the protests in American cities that have taken place over the last several days.
Read the full statement


Cardinal Tobin this past week released a statement of the killing of George Floyd and the protests
Read the full statement here

 

The bishops of the United States of America, at their November 2018 meeting, approved “Open Wide Our Hearts, the Enduring Call to Love – A Pastoral Letter Against Racism.”

NFCYM collaborated with the Catholic Mobilizing Network, the United States Catholic Mission Association, and the USCCB on a series of webinars and resources to help address racism.

View the Webinar and Resources by Clicking Here

2 page insert/ summary of Open Wide Our Hearts

Copies of the Pastoral Letter can be found online here or by ordering copies through the USCCB bookstore.
 

The USCCB has a detailed page of resources including videos, links, print material and more. 

It can be view by clicking here

 

You can also watch and discuss the recent webinars on racism and ministry with young adults hosted by the USCCB National Advisory Team on Young Adult Ministry (NATYAM) in collaboration with the Loyola Institute for Ministry in New Orleans.

Watch the NATYAM webinar on integrating Open Wide Our Hearts within ministries with young adults (from Feb 2020)

A simple Prayer Service that can be used developed by Catholic Charities USA
Click here to view

A prayer from the USCCB to Address the Sin of Racism

A Prayer Service for Racial Healing in our Land from the USCCB

Find out what you can do in your local context to combat racism and to take proactive measures to address the systemic racism that might be all around you - in your workplace, in your ministry, in your community, and in your family and at home.

Saint Mary's Press has compiled a webpage with a listing of Resources for Responding to Racism 

Saint Mary's Press has also put together an online eLearning course entitled "Understanding Racism.   Learn more by clicking here

Consider a few of the action items and outreach activities provided by the USCCB Department of Justice, Peace, and Human Development (JPHD) on their special website, We Are Salt and Light. Consider also working with one of your local projects connected to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).

Understanding Racism – A free lesson on racism by Saint Mary’s Press

**NUEVO La justicia de Dios es much mejor por Café con Cristo Radio Show

**NUEVO La Enseñanza Social Católica video y recursos por el USCCB

**NUEVO Recursos por el V Encuentro

USCCB Oración para abordar el pecado del racismo

Un comunicado sobre George Floyd y las protestas que han sucedido en ciudades de Estados Unidos en los últimos días por el arzobispo José H. Gomez, de Los Ángeles, presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB).

Página de recursos sobre el racismo del USCCB. Algunos recursos disponibles en Español

Documento del Vaticano 'La Iglesia ante el racismo para una sociedad más fraterna'

Varias oraciones por la Paz


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