Sisters of Selma Q&A

St. Joseph Sr. Rosemary Flanigan, fourth from right, takes part in the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. (Courtesy of the Center for Practical Bioethics)

The road to justice runs through Selma: reflections on the Sisters of Selma Q&A series

I am struck by commonalities sisters shared about their Selma experiences. In life's powerful moments, we experience events in real-time; only later do we stop to reflect on the meaning of our actions.

St. Joseph Sr. Mary Christine Taylor, a Sister of St. Joseph of Watertown, New York, with two children from the Mohawk Tribe on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in 1984 (Courtesy of Catholic Extension Magazine)

Q & A with Sr. Mary Christine Taylor: 'Love is the only thing that will conquer problems'

By Carol K. Coburn

Q & A with Sr. Patricia McCann: 'Be a thorn in the side of injustice'

By Carol K. Coburn
Judith Baenen (Provided photo)

Q & A with Judith Baenen: 'Organize to change people's attitudes, not just laws'

By Carol K. Coburn

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Q & A with Sr. Barbara Lum: 'We can't go on judging people by the color of their skin'

Q & A with Christine Nava: 'Institutional and systemic racism overlap. It's not one size fits all'

Q & A with Therese Stawowy: 'I want to keep feeling that discomfort with white privilege'

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St. Joseph Sr. Rosemary Flanigan speaks at the Center for Practical Bioethics' annual dinner in 2018. (Courtesy of the Center for Practical Bioethics)

Q & A with Sr. Rosemary Flanigan: 1965 and 2020 'are different worlds'

Sr. Rosemary Flanigan has been called "ethics in action" and a "force of nature." In a GSR interview, she reflects on her experience at a voting rights march in Selma in 1965, and the demands of racial justice today.

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Q & A with Sr. Barbara Moore on US civil rights struggles 55 years after Selma

Sr. Barbara Moore was among a group of Catholic sisters (and one of only two Black sisters) who went to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to protest the inequality of voting rights for Black Americans.

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