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​"A Chorus of Extraordinary Voices Tells One of History's Greatest Epics: 
​The Four-Hundred-Year Journey Of African Americans From 1619
​To the Present."
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Join us sunday, august 27TH AT 6PM in the Rosemont chapel
​in person | click here for program or via live stream

Prayer Vigil to Mark the 60th Anniversary of the “I Have A Dream” speech of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Delivered on the Feast of Saint Augustine, August 28, 1963

Text of “I Have A Dream” speech delivered by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the national mall in Washington, D.C. USA August 28, 1963

Racial Healing
Ending the ineffective system of retributive justice in the United States cannot be achieved without the important work of ending systemic racism.  Read some sobering facts here on how people of color continue to be disproportionately impacted by Mass Incarceration. 
On behalf of the Saint Thomas of Villanova Anti Racism Committee please join us in opening our hearts to the need for racial healing that is both a historical and present reality which must be individually, communally and Courageously faced.  The Archdiocese of Philadelphia released an important video highlighting efforts within the Archdiocese to bring healing to the divisions caused by systemic racism. In the words of Maya Angelou who is aptly quoted in the video: "Do the best you can until you know better.  Then when you know better, do better."

 
https://vimeo.com/780859012
Background on the Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing
Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez launched the Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing in 2021. The Commission is composed of 18 people and represents the diversity of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by race, age, gender, and language. The Commission is composed of clergy as well as lay men and women from city and suburban parishes. To read about the Commission for Racial Healing, please click here.
For more information about the Archbishop’s Commission on Racial Healing, please contact Reverend Stephen D. Thorne by email a
t frsthorne@gmail.com or by telephone at (215) 815-9337.
Augustine’s African heritage matters
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​ANTI RACISM COMMITTEE
ARC Racial Justice Examen with Notes​
ARC Racial Justice Examen
​Recommended Summer Reading LIST ​
Resources

CONTACT INFORMATION
If you are interested in joining the ARC discussions and/or learning more about ARC, please contact Renee Massaua at service@stvparish.org.
Lent 2021 Virtual Prayer Service - "Stations of the Cross, Overcoming Racism"

Members of the parish Anti-Racism Committee (ARC) recently recorded the USCCB text via Zoom, a reflection of the Stations of the Cross and overcoming racism. The recording concludes with "Suscipe" recorded by the parish choir. 
Reflection from Sunday, October 25, 2020
​Here is the link to the Examen program recordings


​Sunday - April 3rd | The Community Breakfast Collaborative Presents


​HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY AND MAIN LINE FAITH COMMUNITIES.

​For a detailed letter from ​Colin McCrossan Click here.

​The 2021 Peace Award Ceremony will take place on Thursday, October 28, 2021 Online, 7:00 pm The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival has picked up the unfinished work of the civil rights movement begun in 1968. People are coming together to confront the interlocking evils of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism and the war economy, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism. 
Rev. Dr. William Barber and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis will accept the award during a Webinar and speak about their organization. 
https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/peaceandjustice/adstvpa.html 

A Racial Justice Examen, October 26, 2021, St. Thomas of Villanova parish Antiracism Committee - YouTube
A racial justice examination of conscience following the practice of "Examen" of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The recording contains images to aid in reflection.                       www.youtube.com

Here is the link for the article shared by Eilise Rouse:
​https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/how-ignatius-loyola-can-help-us-break-through-barrier-racism

How Ignatius of Loyola can help us break through the barrier of racism | National Catholic Reporter
How Ignatius of Loyola can help us break through the barrier of racism Book excerpt from Jesuit Regent Patrick Saint-Jean's 'The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with ...www.ncronline.org
​"The Bluest Eye"  by Toni Morrison
Click here for Program Notes from 9/28/21 parish book discussion of The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

​ARC WHAT WE'VE BEEN READING

To receive the Zoom link to the next Anti-Racism Committee program, please send your name and email address to Renee Massaua, Director of Christian Service at service@stvparish.org
Peace be with you.



​The Anti-Racism discussion group Committee (ARC) of the parish met via Zoom November 18, 2020  to reflect on the Augustinian province 11/11 webinar on 
“Augustine on Catholic Social Teaching as Applied to Racism/Black Lives Matter.”
One of the aspects we discussed was how to apply "fraternal correction" from the Rule of Augustine: How might we be called to speak up, to "correct" when a friend or family member makes a racist comment? One might lovingly "correct" another, saying "My Catholic faith informs me that God loves everyone, so I would appreciate it if you refrain from making that type of hurtful comment."

 
The link to the Augustinian province recorded program and suggested reading is available here:
https://www.augustinian.org/news/justice-peace-online-community


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