We Are One Body: Race and Catholicism

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On September 11, 2017, Bishop George Murry, S.J., of Youngstown, Ohio, spoke at Boston College as the Church in the 21st Century Center Episcopal Visitor.

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Listen to Mary Shawn Copeland’s GodPod podcast episode titled, "Enfleshing the Freedom of Black Lives: Resistance, Solidarity and Hope."

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Cardinal Gregory addressed current issues of racial justice and divisions in U.S. society at a March 20, 2021 conference on “confronting the sin of racism through understanding, conversion and action” hosted by the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia.

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Boston College Campus Minister Meyer Chambers reflects on Saint Peter Claver’s life and Saint Paul’s teaching on love, both of which encourage us to be clear-eyed and hopeful as we respond to ongoing racial injustices.

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Boston College alumna Valerie Lewis-Mosley '79 talks about Sr. Thea Bowman’s witness as a faithful Black Catholic woman and how it shaped Valerie's Catholic faith. She discusses the providential connection between Sr. Thea and Boston College’s AHANA.

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Boston College Libraries Manager Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah, Ph.D., shares his experiences of seeing God draw together white and Black Catholics into one family, in which souls have no color and in which every soul is perfectly loved by the Father.

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The Boston College Forum on Racial Justice in America provides a meeting place for listening, dialogue, and greater understanding of race and racism in our country, while serving as a catalyst for bridging differences, promoting reconciliation, and encouraging new perspectives.