Racial Justice Committee

Resources

Books and Articles

The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ

A White Catholic’s Guide to Racism and Privilege by Daniel P. Horan, OFM

Racial Justice and the Catholic Church by Fr. Bryan N. Massingale
- Related: White Supremacy and American Christianity, a conversation between Fordham ethics professor Fr. Bryan N. Massingale and Robert P. Jones, founder of Public Religion Research Institute, sponsored by NETWORK lobby for Catholic social justice, 10/29/22
- Upcoming: Part 3 of this conversation, 10/21/23. Register here.

The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: And the Path to a Shared American Future by Robert P. Jones
- Related: Interview by Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 9/5/23

Recordings of Lectures and Presentations

The 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Keeping the Dream Alive, Panel discussion sponsored by Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, 8/28/23

Lamentation: A Theo-Ethical Reflection on the Black Exodus, Fr. Bryan Massingale, Mother Mary Lange Lecture in Black Catholic Studies, Villanova University, 11/3/22

Our Goals

To build community around anti-racist beliefs and practices
To learn and reflect on racism in our lives and in our Church
To pray and respond through the prism of our Catholic faith

The Racial Justice Committee meets on the first Thursday of every month at 7:00 via Zoom. All are invited. Let us know you’re interested, and we will send you the Zoom information.

Rededication of St. Ignatius as an anti-racist parish on Juneteenth 2022.