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Stewardship
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2023 Parish Picnic
Msgr. Kelley Installation Mass
Welcome Fr. Hanley
Fr. Gerres Thank You Party
Ice Cream Social
50th Anniversary
40th Anniversary
How Can I Serve
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Pastoral Council
Building and Grounds Committee
Community Garden
Coffee & Donut Ministry
Liturgy
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Mass Times
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ADVENT 2023
Liturgical Resources
Today's Readings and more ...
Believe, Celebrate, Live the Eucharist
Keeping the Seasons
Music for Sundays and Holy Days
Sacraments
Baptism
Becoming Catholic
First Eucharist and Reconciliation
Reconciliation
Confirmation
Marriage
Anointing of the Sick
Holy Orders
Social Concerns
Christmas Outreach 2023
Mission and Vision
Charitable Giving
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Global Solidarity Partnership
Fair Trade Coffee
Racism Awareness and Discussion
Our Common Home
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The Voice of Jesus Speaks for Justice
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by Fr. Gregory M. Corrigan
The great Jesuit leader, Father Pedro Arrupe said, “
Christians must be recognized by their being ‘people for others.’ We must be the voice of Jesus. And always, that is a voice for justice.”
The other day I was reading both
Sojourners Magazine
and the
National Catholic Reporter.
They have both been reporting about an article that appeared in
Sojourners
, “
The Catholic Church Has a Visible White-Power Faction”
(Eric Martin, Aug. 14, 20)
I will leave copies of the article at the front of church for anyone wishing to read it. What became controversial was this line from the article, “When the U.S. Catholic bishops gathered to draft a document on race in the wake of the 2017 white terrorist rally in Charlottesville, VA, Bishop Anthony Taylor of Little Rock, AR, submitted an amendment to condemn the imagery of swastikas, Confederate flags, and nooses. The U.S. bishops deliberated and voted to reject it.”
Among the published responses is the following letter from one of Resurrection’s great elders,
Al Mercatante.
He writes, “I have the deepestr espect for
Sojourners
and Jim Wallis. The article about the Catholic Church’s bishops not forthrightly condemning the white supremacist’s symbols we all know is truthful and honest.
It is also true that there are white people in the Catholic Church who support white supremacy and white privilege. Those readers of this article who found it to be offensive show how much racism exists in the Catholic Church. No matter how apologetic Wallis is, the truth is the truth and it should not be stifled. Silencing this article’s pointing to the failure of our pastoral leaders has shown how much we have to learn and to actively expose hidden racism and white supremacy. Al Mercatante, Newark, DE.
In my personal note to Al, I wrote, “
Thank you... Your words are well written and truly represent the voice of Jesus, a voice that resonates with what is best in the catholic church.Unfortunately, many bishops and clergy (myself included) too often waste words and miss opportunities to speak out and to stand up for the things that matter most, especially when it comes to equality, diversity and justice.Often, it is through the goodness of holy ones like you that the church hears and then becomes what we are called to be."
Thanks be to God!
Peace,
greg corrigan