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Diocese of Davenport

• Letter from Bishop Zinkula on Racism

US Bishops

• Brothers and Sisters to Us:  A Pastoral Letter on Racism from the USCCB

• Open Wide Our Hearts:  A Pastoral Letter Against Racism from the USCCB (en Español)

  • Study Guide for Open Wide our Hearts

• Statement of US Bishop Chairman in Wake of Death of George Floyd and National Protests

• Statement of US BIshops' President on George Floyd and the Protests in American Cities

National Catholic Organizations

• NCPD Statement on Racism - en Español or Video

• NFCYM Stands Against Racism from the NFCYM Board of Directors

• Statement from the National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS)

• US Unrest:  Pope Condems 'Sin of Racism' from Catholic News Service

• 3 Ways to Work for Racial Justice as a Family from US Catholic

• Anti-Racism Work is a Lifelong Commitment from US Catholic

• Black Saints Matter from US Catholic

• Catholic Social Teaching and Racism from Loyola University - New Orleans

• Celebrating Catholic Saints and Holy People of Color from Sadlier (en Español)

• Empowering Young People in the Aftermath of Hate:  A Guide for Educators and Families from the Anti-Defamation League (en Español)

• Hate and Human Dignity from Busted Halo

• Holy Black Catholics Pamphlet from Our Sunday Visitor (en Español)

• How to Talk to Kids about Race and Racism from Today

• How to Talk to Your Kids about Racism from Nationwide Children's

• In the Image and Likeness of God from NCEA (en Español)

• Racism:  Confronting the Poison in our Common Home from the USCCB Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development

• Responding to the Sin of Racism from the USCCB

• Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Resource Guide from the Southern Poverty Law Center

• The Civil Rights Movement Inspires Activism Today from US Catholic

• The History of Black Catholics in America from Smithsonian Magazine

• The Racism Study Pack from The Thoughtful Christian

• What is Systemic Racism?  from the USCCB

• White Privilege from The Thoughtful Christian (Leader Guide)

• Beyond the Golden Rule:  A Parent's Guide to Preventing and Responding to Prejudice from Teaching Tolerance

• Brown Girl Magic from The Pastoral Center

• Everyone Belongs from Loyola Press

  • K-5 Lesson Plans  

• Fight Right:  A Christian Approach to Conflict Resolution from The Pastoral Center

• Great Black Catholics:  Saints Like Me from Catholic Sprouts

• Home is Where My Heart Lives from the Pastoral Center

• Teaching Kids to Respect Each Other from Twenty-Third Publications

• What if the Zebras Lost their Stripes from Paulist Press

• Who is My Neighbor? from The Thoughtful Christian

• At the Table from Life Teen

• Black Catholic Saint Posters from the National Black Catholic Congress

• Black Catholic Sainthood from the National Black Catholic Congress

• Countering Hate Speech Online from Common Sense Education

• Diversity Welcome from Training for Change

• Four Courageous Conversations:  Conversations about Racism and Violence in America from Mustard Seed Consultants, made available by NFCYM

• Living Justice from St. Mary's Press

• Origins:  A Simple Word Game from Teaching Tolerance

• Practical Steps for Eradicating Racism:  An Invitation from the USCCB

• Responding to Online Hate Speech from Common Sense Education

• Responding to Racism Youth Study from The Thoughtful Christian (Leader Guide)

• Saints of Color:  Downloadable Coloring Book from the Salesian Shop

• The Power of Words from Common Sense Education

• Tape on the Forehead from Training for Change (en Español)

• Trapdoors from Training for Change

• A Prayer Service for Racial Jusice from Liturgy Training Publications

• Engaging in a Racial Examination of Conscience from We are Salt and Light

• Prayer for Peace in Our Communities from Catholic Charities, USA

• Prayer for Racial Healing for our Land from the USCCB (en Español)

• Prayer to Address the Sin of Racism from the USCCB

• Prayers for Racial Justice and Reconciliation from JesuitResource.org

• Prayers of the Faithful against Racism from the USCCB

• Scripture Reflection:  Unity in the Body of Christ from the USCCB

• Stations of the Cross:  Overcoming Racism Video from the California Catholic Conference

  • Stations of the Cross:  Overcoming Racism Liturgy 

• Beyond Black:  Multicultural Voices with Armando Cervantes from The Leadership Institute, Diocese of Bridgeport

• Coming Together:  Talking with Kids and Teens about Racism from the Association of Catholic Publishers

• Coming Together:  Two Reflections - "Ghosts of Hate" and "The Reforming Power of the Gospel" from the Association of Catholic Publishers

• Creating a Safe Space for Dialogue about Racism from the Catholic Apostolate Center and the Saint Luke Institute. 

• Facing Race:  Stories and Voices from Race Forward

• Gloria Purvis on Sin, Conversion and Racial Justice from Church Life Today

• How to Have Difficult Conversations with Darius Villalobos from The Leadership Institute, DIocese of Bridgeport

• Implicit Bias:  Tools for Self-Development from the Catholic Apostolate Center and the Saint Luke Institute

• Open Wide Our Hearts with Danielle Brown from The Leadership Institute, Diocese of Bridgeport

• Our Legs Uttered Songs from NPM

  • The Black Madonna

• Race and Catholic Social Teaching with Pamela Harris from The Leadership Institute, Diocese of Bridgeport

• Race and the Catholic Church with Sr. Melinda Pellerin from The Leadership Institute, Diocese of Bridgeport

• Racial Justice from Exploring Intersections

• Racism:  The Perduring Assault against Human Life and Dignity from the McGrath Institute for Church Life. 

• Racism in our Streets and Structures from the Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life

• Racism Yesterday and Today with Gloria Purvis from The Leadership Institute, Diocese of Bridgeport

• Teaching Kids to Respect Others:  Racism from Pflaum Publishing (Powerpoint and Resources)

• The Dignity of Black Lives:  A Catholic Response to the Sin of Racism from the Catholic Apostolate Center

• The Other from Fr. Prentice, TIpton, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Plymouth, MI

• The Responsiblity of Catholic Schools and Churches to talk about Racism from NCEA

• The Welcome Table:  Who's Welcome and Whose Table? from NPM

• Theological Reflection on Racism from the Catholic Apostolate Center and the Saint Luke Institute.  

• NFCYM Webinars on Racism. They include a 4-part series on breaking open "Open Wide Our Hearts: A Pastoral Letter Against Racism" from the USCCB and exploring how to apply it in a ministry context, a 3-part series on "How to talk About Racism,: and a session on "Protagonists of Change: Youth, Racism, and the Role of Faith."

• Webinar Series from the Catholic Apostolate Center and the National Black Catholic Congress

• What is Systemic Racism? from Race Forward

• Why Black Education is a LIfe Issue:  Racial Justice and the Church's Call to Action from the McGrath Institute for Church Life

• Anti-Racism Resources for Catechesis and Catholic Faith Formation from Sadlier

• Books about Racism and Social Justice from Common Sense Media

• Combatting Racism from the USCCB

• Conversations about Race from the Leadership Institute at the Diocese of Bridgeport

• Diversity/Multi-Cultural/Anti-Racism Resources from the Catholic Volunteer Network

• Educational Resources from the USCCB.  Includes materials for K-8, High School, College and Adults.  K-8 materials are available in Spanish.

• Embrace Race

• Faith In Action:  Racial Justice from the Ignatian Solidarity Network

• Great Endeavors Mined and Shared (GEMS) #115 from Sr. Janet Schaeffler

• Lessons in Race Relations from the Global Sisters Report

• NFCYM has compiled a variety of resources.  There is a series of recorded webinars on the US Bishop's Pastoral Letter and links to additional resources are below the recordings.

• Race Forward

• Racial Equity Tools

• Racial Justice books/resources available from The Pastoral Center

• Racism Resources from Facing History and Ourselves

• Resources for Responding to Racism from St. Mary's Press

• Responding to Racism from Springtide Research

• Talking about Race from the National Museum of African American History and Culture