Read and Learn More
From our Diocese
- Bishop Burbidge's Statement on National Black Catholic History Month, November 2, 2020
- Read about the new diocesan Advisory Council on Racism, charged with developing a strategic plan to address racism in the diocese.
- Arlington's black Catholics say racism is 'the other virus' - Arlington Catholic Herald, June 2, 2020
- Father Scott Woods at the diocesan conference, Responding to Racism: Understanding, Conversion, Action -“Responding to racism means a conversion of heart.” Arlington Catholic Herald, August 26, 2020
- Fr. Jason Weber's Reflection on Racism -- Arlington Catholic Herald, July 13, 2020
Additional Resources
- Read Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail. Use the USCCB study guide and the 50th anniversary Response from Christian Churches Together and the USCCB's Catholic Study Guide to study the Letter and Response in parish small groups.
- Fr. Bryan Massingale - The Assumptions of White Privilege and What We Can Do About It -- National Catholic Reporter, June 1, 2020
- Delve into these book and movie resources from the Archdiocese of Hartford and this wide-ranging catalog of racial justice materials from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.
- See these resources from the National Black Catholic Congress.
