The 272 aims to be a contribution to what author Rachel Swarns calls "public memory," from which, she submits, the history of Catholic slaveholding "had largely faded" until recent years.
The Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network's Compendium of Modern Slavery Statements 2020 has been uploaded to the National Public Register, effectively making the document a model for businesses and organizations.
TV review: The cardinal sin of "Yasuke" is not in the world-building or the antagonists. It is the fact that the Black samurai Yasuke, despite being the show's namesake and despite marketing, is not the main character.
Book review: The best things about American Catholics: A History are the attention given to North America's early years, and the careful focus on ordinary Catholics, rather than the exploits of bishops and clergy.
A Catholic panel analyzing a path forward during moments of strife or of social sin said the only way to move ahead as a society toward healing is to recognize the damage done to a person or communities, to lay the truth out for everyone to see.
Theology en la Plaza: The current moment of protest and pandemic provides an opportunity for a critical examination of architectures of hate that we uphold by our participation, directly or indirectly.
Decolonizing Faith and Society: Will we white settlers turn toward a new way of being? Will we co-sense our interconnectedness and obligations with and for diverse human kin and other-than-human kin?
Fifty percent of practicing Christians say the history of American slavery continues to significantly affect the African American community today, a Barna study shows.
