As you know, our long-time teacher and current principal, Nancy Valdiserri, will be retiring at the end of this school year. Please join us in thanking her for her years of service to our community and wishing her all the best in her next chapter. Mrs. Valdiserri, we’ve been blessed to have you and congratulations on [...]
Please Mark Your Calendars "A Cry for Justice: A Prayer of Lamentation" Wednesday, March 23rd at 7pm St. Thomas Aquinas Church* Within a prayer service of lamentation, Attorney Angela Espada will offer a presentation on racism, voting and our responsibilities as Catholics. Ms. Espada is the executive director of the Indiana Catholic Conference, which puts [...]
The protests that occurred in Indianapolis in the summer of 2020 after Derek Chauvin’s murder of George Floyd motivated me to increase my understanding of the racial inequity experienced by Black Americans. As the protests wound down, my parish began a series of virtual meetings designed to foster learning and discussion around this topic. I [...]
My fellow parishioners in the St. Thomas Aquinas Racial Equity Discussion Group (REDG) showed immediately how open and welcoming they are when I offered as part of my rationale for joining how difficult things are for white people in conversations about racism. On the one hand, a discussion about racial equity ought not devote much [...]
I once thought I was pretty much an authority on the late Rev. Boniface Hardin, spiritual leader, educator, fighter for justice, Indianapolis history-maker and a personal acquaintance to boot. Not until this year did I learn Indianapolis only got him because of racism. Segregation denied him entry to the seminary in his native Kentucky, prompting [...]
