Opinion

Jul 3, 2020

Your thoughts: Each month, NCR gathers up a sampling of letters to the editor from our readers in response to articles and columns that appear on NCRonline. This week, we will focus on letters received in May 2020.

Column | Roundtable

Combating racism means confronting housing bias

by Ken Briggs

Jul 3, 2020

Roundtable: No factor looms larger in perpetuating racism than housing bias, but it is often blurred because it is so commonly covert.

Column | Distinctly Catholic

Remember on July 4: Greatness comes from solidarity, shared sacrifice

by Michael Sean Winters

Jul 3, 2020

Distinctly Catholic: Our patriotism must be more honest than it was in 1943. Americans must learn to pray for America with our eyes open. Make no mistake, however: America is still worth praying for and fighting for.

Commentary

The duty of white Christians to dismantle the idolatry of racism

by Kathy Lilla Cox

Jul 3, 2020

Commentary: By allowing our teachers' agony and sorrow into our hearts, we confront the reality: As whites we too cause their agony and sorrow. This truth must be a source of ongoing, daily conversion.

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Your thoughts on plenary councils, power v. leadership, what it means to be Christian and more

Combating racism means confronting housing bias

Remember on July 4: Greatness comes from solidarity, shared sacrifice

The duty of white Christians to dismantle the idolatry of racism

Links for 7/2/20

Copy Desk Daily, July 2, 2020

Francis, the comic strip

Editorial: Let's be cautious about going back to church

We need bishops who will challenge the rich and powerful

Copy Desk Daily, July 1, 2020

New book urges white Christians to assess their 'abuses of faith'

Paying the price for anti-racism work

Pro-life cause stymied, but not because of court decision

Our Romero moment: Time for US bishops to stand up against racism

Copy Desk Daily, June 30, 2020

We need to talk about David Haas

Links for 6/30/20

Editorial: Why white Jesus is a problem

Francis, the comic strip

Oh, God of justice, come to our aid

Time for McConnell to help state and local governments cope with the pandemic

Religious conservatives have lost LGBTQ rights battle. It’s time to surrender

Your thoughts on the Knights of Columbus and their politics

The sycophancy of Raymond Arroyo

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