“We cannot be a church that is true to the demands of the Gospel if we do not act justly, if we do not act to root out racism in the structures of our society and our church. And we cannot achieve personal holiness if we do not love tenderly, if we do not love and respect all human beings, regardless of their race, language, or ethnic heritage.”

Those words from Archbishop Harry J. Flynn are as true today as they were when he published them in his pastoral letter, “In God’s Image,” in 2003. As Christians, we are called to enter into prayer and dialogue with our sisters and brothers of all races to listen to each other’s experiences and together work for understanding, peace and justice.

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  • Dr. Kate Walsh Soucheray, a licensed marriage and family therapist, shared about what we can do to respond to racism in authentically helpful and positive ways.
  • Bishop Cozzens (now Bishop of Crookston) challenged us to think about God’s justice in the wake of the Derek Chauvin trial.

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Archbishop Bernard Hebda shares a message of peace ahead of the Derek Chauvin trial and requests prayers from the faithful.


The prayer service above was held on the Archdiocesan Day of Prayer and Fasting Against the Sin of Racism, December 2, 2020.

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