A pilgrimage retracing the path of those forced into centuries of racial suffering and crucifixion is not easy. But it is a way to make us aware of our racialized lives, and to embrace anti-racist discipleship.
Commentary: We must be very clear about the nature of the events last month. The Capitol insurrection was an attempt to lynch our democracy. I don’t use that language lightly. Let me explain.
Commentary: I was deeply affected by the storming of the Capitol. I was traumatized by hearing people gleeful about the destruction. I felt face to face with evil. Then I realized I have met them before.
Commentary: A pernicious competing vision has challenged civic nationalism throughout U.S. history. It is an ethnic nationalism that is dedicated to the preservation and strengthening of white supremacy.
Commentary: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would not let others' failings dampen the hope he found in the Gospels. His unmitigated hope has often bolstered my own spirits when just causes seem hopeless.
Commentary: Today, decades after the civil rights movement, I often wonder how I would have participated during that time if I had not been a young child. Growing up, I knew that my faith community was larger than my local Alabama Catholic parish.
Interview with the author: "We must build a fusion coalition that unites people around common values. Our appeal can't be about right or left, but rather about right or wrong. We must come together on the firm ground of truth and lift this nation to higher ground."
Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed the faith-based anti-poverty group the Poor People's Campaign at a virtual event on Sept. 14, telling its members, "I want to be part of your movement."
