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Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving
Waking Up White is the book Irving wishes someone had handed her decades ago. By sharing her sometimes cringe-worthy struggle to understand racism and racial tensions, she offers a fresh perspective on bias, stereotypes, manners, and tolerance. As Irving unpacks her own long-held beliefs about colorblindness, being a good person, and wanting to help people of color, she reveals how each of these well-intentioned mindsets actually perpetuated her ill-conceived ideas about race.
Founder’s Day Lecture – “The Beatitudes: A Path to Positive Political Dialogue”
Lecturer in Religion and Professional Life Georgetown Law School Abbey Chapter Room at 1:00 PM on Sunday, November 10.
A Theology of Priesthood and Ministry, A Personal Story
In August, Father Joe Serano celebrated his 50th anniversary of ordination. With two presentations on two Tuesday nights (or alternatively two Wednesday mornings), he will share some of what has been his experience — on what it means to be a priest and how that expresses itself in ministry.
Suspicion Why and at What Cost? “Opening Our Hearts to Racial Healing”
Anita Friday is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and then Georgetown Law School. She has served as a member of the Anti-Racism Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania as well as a presenter at many Main Line churches, promoting racial harmony.
Daylesford Abbey 47 Annual Art Show
Daylesford Abbey Invites you to attend the Opening Reception of The 47th Annual Art Show Friday, October 4, 2019, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM $10.00.
Villa Joseph Marie opens new performing arts center
The Bucks County high school for girls, founded by the Sisters of St. Casimir, recently celebrated the completion of a state-of-the-art, 600-seat venue that will host its inaugural show -- a retrospective of past school productions -- on Nov. 22-24.
Polish American festival draws tens of thousands to celebrate heritage, faith
Traditional music, dance, costume, crafts and (of course) food filled the five-day-long Polish American Family Festival and Country Fair. Now in its 54th year, the gathering at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa brings both past and present alive.
‘Just the facts,’ pope tells reporters, commenting on news media
No one really knows what the future of the news media will be, but it will have no future if reporters and the public cannot distinguish between facts and fiction, Pope Francis said.
Ideological fixation, not ‘loyal criticism,’ feeds possibility of schism, pope says
Schisms have occurred throughout church history, he said, and one thing they all have in common is having such a focus on an ideology that they begin reading church doctrine through the lens of that fixation.
Memories of 9/11 attacks linger for fire department chaplain
Msgr. John Delendick, a longtime New York Fire Department chaplain, still recalls the 9/11 attacks vividly. That first year after the attacks, he said, he doesn't remember how many funerals and memorial Masses he celebrated.