The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:28:26 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb The complex calculus of negating racism /opinion/columnists/item/34492-the-complex-calculus-of-negating-racism /opinion/columnists/item/34492-the-complex-calculus-of-negating-racism

We hear and read a lot about critical race theory (CRT). Most of it is raises serious concerns. The idea of CRT, as I understand it, is to teach young children that white people have always had a privileged place in society and that people of colour have paid the price for that supposed racial supremacy.

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clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) Register Columnists Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:03:53 -0400
Guiding the discomfiting racism conversation /item/34157-guiding-the-discomfiting-racism-conversation /item/34157-guiding-the-discomfiting-racism-conversation

Talking about racism can be uncomfortable for some but a new resource aims to help churches navigate those difficult discussions.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0400
The Church condemns systemic racism as sinful /opinion/guest-columnists/item/34096-the-church-condemns-systemic-racism-as-sinful /opinion/guest-columnists/item/34096-the-church-condemns-systemic-racism-as-sinful

It has become fashionable in certain Roman Catholic circles to attack critical race theory as if it were an all-encompassing ideology that threatens to destroy the Church, the university and the whole of society. These attacks risk plunging the Church into a divisive culture war instead of inviting us to reflect on racism as a form of social evil that Pope John Paul II called “structures of sin.”

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Guest Columns Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:30:00 -0500
Reject racism, live how Creator intended: cardinal /home/international/item/34012-reject-racism-live-how-creator-intended-cardinal /home/international/item/34012-reject-racism-live-how-creator-intended-cardinal

WASHINGTON -- People must “reject all forms of racism, bigotry and injustice” and recognize “we are each made by God and are deserving of respect and dignity because of just that,” said Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory.

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International Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:39:25 -0500
Hamilton anti-racism report seeks change /item/33772-hamilton-anti-racism-report-seeks-change /item/33772-hamilton-anti-racism-report-seeks-change

Almost two-thirds of Black students in the Hamilton, Ont., Catholic school board said they feel unsafe in their school, according to a new report.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 28 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0500
Catholic Children's Aid apologizes for systemic racism /item/33612-catholic-children-s-aid-apologizes-for-systemic-racism /item/33612-catholic-children-s-aid-apologizes-for-systemic-racism

The Catholic ChildrenƵapp Aid Society of Toronto has acknowledged and apologized for historical harm committed against Indigenous and Black communities.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:34:10 -0400
Durham board introduces anti-Black racism course /item/33494-durham-board-introduces-anti-black-racism-course /item/33494-durham-board-introduces-anti-black-racism-course

As anti-racism courses slowly become the norm in schools across the Greater Toronto Area and beyond, they’ve not come without their fair share of blowback.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Youth Speak News Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:37:58 -0400
Leah Perrault: We need to learn to be uncomfortable /opinion/columnists/item/33232-leah-perrault-we-need-to-learn-to-be-uncomfortable /opinion/columnists/item/33232-leah-perrault-we-need-to-learn-to-be-uncomfortable

It has been a profoundly difficult few weeks to live in Treaty territory and the homeland of the Métis. To live in a land that welcomes people to safety but cannot guarantee it.

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lperrault@catholicregister.org (Leah Perrault) Register Columnists Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:30:00 -0400
One year after George Floyd, schools taking anti-racism efforts seriously /item/33174-one-year-after-george-floyd-schools-taking-anti-racism-efforts-seriously /item/33174-one-year-after-george-floyd-schools-taking-anti-racism-efforts-seriously

Anti-Black racism activist Adora Nwofor gets emotional when she talks about the love she has for Calgary.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 04 Jun 2021 07:00:00 -0400
Faith drives fight for racial justice /item/32662-faith-drives-fight-for-racial-justice /item/32662-faith-drives-fight-for-racial-justice

For Dr. Danielle Hyles, Catholic faith and equity in education go hand-in-hand.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 31 Jan 2021 07:00:00 -0500