Marcia Lane-McGee is the co-author of Fat Luther, Slim Pickin's: A Black Catholic Celebration of Faith, Tradition, and Diversity and serves as the secretary of Catholics United for Black Lives and vice president of New Wave Feminists.
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<div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', serif;"><p><strong>Welcome to Friday. The Nov. 14-17 gathering of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will mark important milestones and turning points for the U.S. church, including the election of a new conference president and vice president. And an NCR commentator wonders if instead of highlighting social media's faults and considering abandoning platforms, we worked toward creating alternatives that abide by care, community and collectivism?</strong></p>
Luis Donaldo González is a Mexican American theologian with degrees from the Comillas Pontifical University and Boston College. He writes at the intersection of theology, global migration, Catholic social teaching and pastoral care and ministry.
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<div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', serif;"><p><strong>Welcome to Thursday. Benedictine Sr. Joan Chittister outlines what worries her about the future of our country: running out of leaders who run for election with standard American concerns in mind. And statements about LGBTQ+ people from Archbishop Alick Banda and the Zambian bishops' conference contrast with those from Pope Francis. </strong></p>
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<h2><a style="color: #04619d; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.ncronline.org/spirituality/pencil-preaching/sign-hope">Sign of hope</a></h2><div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="byline">by Pat Marrin</div><div style="font-size: 19px; font-family: 'Georgia', serif;"><p>Pencil Preaching for Thursday, November 10, 2022</p>