WE ARE ONE BODY: Parishes Responding to Archbishop Pérez’s Pastoral Letter on Racism
St Thomas of Villanova is participating in quarterly multi-parish meetings to reflect on and respond to this important letter, issued on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ in June 2023. The next meeting will be held from 12-3pm on Saturday, June 1st at St Malachy Church in North Philadelphia. You are welcome to join our parish delegation. An RSVP is requested. Please contact Dave McCarraher at [email protected] or Eilise Rouse at [email protected]
St Thomas of Villanova is participating in quarterly multi-parish meetings to reflect on and respond to this important letter, issued on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ in June 2023. The next meeting will be held from 12-3pm on Saturday, June 1st at St Malachy Church in North Philadelphia. You are welcome to join our parish delegation. An RSVP is requested. Please contact Dave McCarraher at [email protected] or Eilise Rouse at [email protected]
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 at [email protected] or by telephone at (215) 815-9337. |