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STATEMENT – Guilty Verdict of Officer Derek Chauvin

The trial of police officer Derek Chauvin is over and he has been found guilty in the death of George Floyd. This verdict comes as a relief to many, but we acknowledge this is but a small victory in an otherwise long history of injustice to our African American brothers and sisters.  We pray for [...]

By |2021-04-21T08:03:47-05:00April 21st, 2021|2021|0 Comments

STATEMENT: Confronting Racism

“Any change must start with me.”  We have all heard these words, expressed in a variety of ways before. But ask yourself…“Do I REALLY believe them?” In their pastoral statement, Open Wide Our Hearts, the U.S. Catholic Bishops assert: “Racism is a failure to acknowledge another as brother and sister, created in the image of [...]

By |2020-06-01T20:11:30-05:00June 1st, 2020|2020|0 Comments