Tag Archives: Charlottesville

Mob Rule and the Tree of Life

- In our grief over yet more tragedy, we must insist that our leaders stop the hateful rhetoric and confront the violence that courses through the dark corners of American life.
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From Hashtags to Hope: Challenge to the Class of 2018

- We must move beyond hashtags to use the leverage of our righteous anger at current conditions to create genuine social change. The Class of 2018 now joins a long line of Trinity public leaders who have devoted their talents to improving the lives of others.
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Racism and Catholic Imperatives

- Cardinal Wuerl of the Archdiocese of Washington has issued a remarkable pastoral letter calling on all Catholics and Catholic institutions to renew our determination to confront racism and promote human dignity.
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Voices of Trinity: “A Heavy Heart” by Kevin Bouknight

- SPS Human Relations Major Kevin Bouknight reflects on racism, civility, fear and leadership. He shares his thoughts on the current state of our nation with "A Heavy Heart."
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Don’t Know Much About History

- We should teach the truth about American history so that we do not repeat the terrible mistakes of our past. Any compromise on racism repeats the original mistake of the Founders who could have --- but did not --- abolish slavery.
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Leadership Imperatives

- True leadership is a moral act to restore hope, ensure justice, achieve peace. Leaders cannot equivocate in the face of clear hatred, provocation and violence. We must be clear and firm: there is no place in American society for those who seek to foment racial hatred.
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Charlottesville: American Tragedy Redux

- Racism, white supremacy, sporting of Nazi symbols --- we must confront the hatred and insist that our national leaders speak and act unequivocally to renounce association with the evil forces that have long plagued American history.
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