This is how all will know
that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another
-John 13.35
Highlights
Cardinal George issues his
pastoral letter DWELL IN MY LOVE: A Pastoral Letter on
Racism Office for Racial Justice's establishes the Saint
Katharine Drexel Racial Justice Award to be given to those
individuals and groups in recognition of their efforts to
combat racism and to build the "beloved
community."
Cardinal
George appoints two Anti-Racism Implementation Teams (a
Catholic Schools and a Pastoral Center team) to address
the complex issue of institutional racism in our
structures and service institutions and to eliminate all
forms of institutional racism in our church and society.
Cardinal
George and the Administrative Council approves the Dwell
in My Love Anti-Racism 20-year Strategic Plan to
identify and redress unjust societal systems and
structures that continue to support institutional racism
where it exists in the departments and agencies of the
Pastoral Center and in all areas of Catholic Education.