{"id":4066,"date":"2017-01-17T11:06:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T16:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.staindy.org\/church\/?p=4066"},"modified":"2017-01-17T11:20:47","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T16:20:47","slug":"racial-divide-country-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.staindy.org\/church\/racial-divide-country-church\/","title":{"rendered":"The Racial Divide in our Country and Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and Marian University will host the Most Reverend Edward Braxton, Ph. D., S.T.D., the African-American Bishop of Belleville, Illinois on Saturday, February 18 and 19, 2017, to discuss the racial divide in our country and in our churches.<\/p>\n

Bishop Braxton is a respected author of several books, e.g.,<\/em> The Wisdom Community<\/em> (1980) and The<\/em> Faith Community<\/em> (1990) and important pastoral letters, e.g.,<\/em> \u201cThe Catholic Church and the Black Lives Matters Movement\u201d (February 26, 2016) and \u201cThe Racial Divide in the United States: A Reflection for the World Day of Peace\u201d (January 1, 2015). His letters are balanced and compassionate and have been written from the perspective of a man who cares deeply about the racial divide within our country and our churches. They have been read and discussed by a wide community of pastors, scholars and ordinary people throughout the country.<\/p>\n

Please mark your calendars for these events during Black History Month. Bishop Braxton will speak at St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday, February 18 at 8:00 PM, preside at the 10:30 AM Sunday liturgy here on Sunday, February 19, and speak again at Marian University on Sunday, February 19 at 2:30 PM. His talk at Marian will be at the College of Osteopathic Medicine.<\/p>\n

All events are open to the public and we have invited many of the leaders of our church and civic communities.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Rev. Steven C. Schwab<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pastor, St Thomas Aquinas Church<\/p>\n

Ms. Donna Proctor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Member, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church<\/p>\n

Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Marian University<\/p>\n

Department of Religion and Philosophy<\/p>\n

Mr. Joseph Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Member, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church<\/p>\n

Dr. James Trippi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church<\/p>\n

Gennesaret Free Clinics, St Vincent Medical Group<\/p>\n

Read more: Bishop Edward Braxton<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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