James Martin, SJ

According to his Facebook biography, Fr. James Martin, S.J., is a "Jesuit priest, author and editor at large at America, the national Catholic magazine. His most recent books are "Building a Bridge" "Seven Last Words," and "Jesus: A Pilgrimage." (HarperOne) and "In All Seasons, For All Reasons" (Liturgical Press). In 2017, he was appointed by Pope Francis as a consultor to the Vatican's Secretariat for Communication."

He can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FrJamesMartin/ , on Twitter @FrJamesMartin, and has a page on his publisher's website (HarperCollins) at https://www.harperone.com/jamesmartin/ . 

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense

Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense
Website
Contact: momsdemandactionbatonrouge@gmail.com

Advocacy Day is Wednesday, March 28 at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge to meet with legislators to discuss upcoming bills. The group will meet at the Capitol Park Event Center at 9:30 am for a training session and run-through of the days schedule, then head over to the Capitol to get to work!

April Monthly Meeting: Tuesday April 3 at 6:30 at the Eden Park Library

Louisianians for Prison Alternatives

This group is sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Lobby Day: March 27, 2018, from 8 am to 2 pm. To show our legislators that this is a reform era, not a single year.
Lobby Day begins at Capitol Park Welcome Center, 702 River Road, Baton Rouge. Breakfast and lunch will be served.
Website

Sermon by Deacon Michael Morrison

Sermon by Deacon Michael Morrison of Lafayette at St. Paul's Church, Baton Rouge, on March 18, 2018

St. Paul's Church, Baton Rouge, LA - Sermon 3/18/18 Audio only

Video (The sound on the video is not as clear as the audio only.) The video contains the entire Mass. If you want to skip to the sermon, you can use this bar at the bottom of the video. When you put your cursor in the dark gray space on the bottom bar, you can move the location of the video until you find the part you want.

Toxic Inequality

Toxic Inequality: How America's Wealth Gap Destroys Mobility, Deepens the Racial Divide, and Threatens Our Future by Thomas M. Shapiro

Study Shows Little Change Since Kerner Commission Reported on Racism 50 Years Ago

Articles on the 50th anniversary of the Kerner Commission Report show little change since the report was published:

• Smithsonian
• The Washington Post
• U.S. News
• NPR
• The Root
• National Association of Black Journalists

Black Voters Need More Convincing From Democrats In 2018

Black Voters Need More Convincing From Democrats in 2019

Interesting quote regarding the Trump election:

"I think for our people, for my people, this is probably the best thing that could have happened," she said at a coffee shop in Cleveland. "The veil has been lifted."
Graham said the country's underbelly of racism is being exposed. "We've always had our blinders on...and even though int's unfortunate where we are now, I'm glad that it has happened because America is being seen for the country that it is."

Archbishop Lori's pastoral on MLK and nonviolence is timely, engaging

Archbishop Lori's pastoral on MLK and nonviolence is timely, engaging

The pastoral letter

Catholic Church Must Be “Consistent Voice” to Eradicate Racism

Shared by Barbara Haynes

Bishop George Murry, SJ: Catholic Church Must Be "Consistent Voice" to Eradicate Racism

The article describes Bishop Murry's lecture given at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Kennedy Lecture is a yearly event at St. Peter's that, "...aims to challenge and stimulate thinking by engaging prominent speakers in the field of religion and ethics."

There is a also a link on this page to a video of the lecture.

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Also, a TED Talk by Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice

According to TED Talks:

Bryan Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, fighting poverty and challenging racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.