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Saint Ben’s High School Closes and Saint John’s Prep Goes Co-Ed: 1973
Get PDFSince their foundings in Minnesota, Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s always ran high schools – that is, until 1973. Saint Benedict’s High School closed that year, and about one week later, Saint John’s Preparatory School opened up enrollment to girls. Here’s that story
Cardinal Cahal Daly: A Vatican II Bishop Seeking the Kingdom of God
Get PDFCardinal Cahal Daly (1917-2009) was the only member of the Catholic hierarchy in Ireland to hold office from the beginning of the conflict there in 1969 to the paramilitary ceasefires in 1996. He was well known for his pronouncements on the causes of the conflict and his use of Catholic social teaching to offer solutions. Political structures have played a key role in stabilising Northern Ireland since 1998 and Daly used Catholic concepts of democracy and statecraft to explore alternative possible futures for Northern Ireland in the years prior to their implementation. This article will show how much of his discourse on the nature of the state, centred upon the nature of political justice, and in particular the steps that the British and Irish states needed to take to create a society resembling the Kingdom of God
Fixing Prior Consultation for Indigenous Empowerment
Get PDFOver the last three decades, extractive conflicts in Latin America have become increasingly violent. Hundreds of Indigenous activists have been murdered for defending their land against extractive interests. The international formula for addressing this type of conflict is for governments to conduct prior consultation procedures with Indigenous communities before affecting indigenous territories. However, the misuse of consultations by governments and companies to legitimize ecologically destructive projects has led a sector of Indigenous organizations to reject prior consultation, while others continue advocating for free, prior, and informed consent. We compare two cases of Indigenous communities from Oaxaca and Yucatán in Mexico who have made diverse use of prior consultation with positive results for their communities. We underline the conditions under which Indigenous leaders can use these procedures for community empowerment. We emphasize that prior consultation fulfills its primary role when it enables Indigenous participants to achieve their goals rather than serving merely as a bureaucratic procedure that validates the economic agenda of a state. We argue that it is through Indigenous empowerment that participatory procedures can create new venues for peacebuilding within Indigenous territories
Antonia Angress: Reading and Conversation
No full textAntonia Angress is the author of the novel Sirens & Muses, which was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award and was named a Best Book of 2022 by Glamour Magazine. She is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Minnesota MFA program, where she was a Winifred Fiction Fellow and a College of Liberal Arts Fellow. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Costa Rica, she currently lives in Minneapolis with her family
African Ethnopolitical Rivalry in a Public Theological Lens: Building Bridges Between the Luo and Kikuyu
Get PDFThis research explores African ethnopolitical rivalry within a public theological framework, aiming to build bridges between the Luo and Kikuyu communities of Kenya. It argues that as a community enterprise, theology should engage with the public and be concerned about the wellbeing of God\u27s people. Ethnopolitical conflict is a major impediment to human flourishing in sub- Saharan Africa, causing loss of life, displacement, and fractured identity. The paper draws on practical and public theologies to understand the lived contexts of human experience and argues that a robust interdisciplinary approach is necessary to uplift those affected by ethnic conflicts. As an example, it examines the underlying presuppositions, cultural and religious causes of conflict between the Luo and Kikuyu of Kenya. It proposes a framework for reconciliation and bridgebuilding between the two communities. Ultimately, the article seeks to offer a practical theological response to ethnopolitical conflict in Africa, promoting peacebuilding and human flourishing
Dangerous Religious Ideas as Threats to Solidarity: Review of Dangerous Religious Ideas: The Deep Roots of Self-Critical Faith in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Get PDFCultivating Contact: A Guide to Building Bridges and Meaningful Connections Between Groups
Get PDFIn this guide, we describe how to set the stage for people from different backgrounds to engage with each other in ways that foster trust and belonging, while also drawing on their similarities and differences to solve community problems. We review a number of strategies that encourage people from different groups to work together as equals, so that they can share ideas and perspectives, and co-create new initiatives in collaboration and across group divides. We also provide materials that can help organizations begin to envision how they might assess the effectiveness of their contact programs
Racial Justice & LGBTQ Inclusion: The Threat of White Christian Nationalism
No full textIn Catholic discourse, concern for racial justice and LGBTQ inclusion are often treated in isolation. This presentation offers an intersectional approach to racial and sexual justice by exploring the challenge that white Christian nationalism poses to both our democracy and to vulnerable populations. It argues that “seeing and loving the world as God does” requires an uncompromising rejection of the idolatry of Christian nationalism and creating a society where the dignity of all is respected.
Dr. Massingale is a leading African American scholar on racism and social justice. His lecture will focus on the current manifestation of Christian nationalism and envisioning and building a spirituality of resistance against racism. In his teaching, Dr. Massingale specializes in social ethics and focuses upon the impact of religious faith as both an instrument of social injustice and a catalyst for social transformation.
Dr. Bryan Massingale James and Nancy Buckman Chair in Applied Christian Ethics, Professor of Theological and Social Ethics, Senior Fellow, Center for Ethics Education – Fordham University President, Society of Christian Ethics Catholic Priest, Archdiocese of Milwauke