BEING CATHOLIC JAY SOLDNER
EVAN AND ELYSSA Bradfield both teach in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas. Both welcome the opportunity to work for racial reconciliation through education. They are pictured here with their daughter, Josie.
What the church is teaching—and learning— about the sin of racism by
Alice Camille
The church has much to say, and more to do, on this pervasive and persistent evil. Alice Camille is the author of Fearless: Stories of the American Saints and a regular contributor to the online column “Questions Catholics ask.” 124 | VISION 2021 | VocationNetwork.org
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’M A WHITE WOMAN of Slavic descent, two generations removed from my European roots. Any conversation about racism has to begin like this, since what we say about race comes from where we’re seated at the table. In my case, my complexion is fair. English is my native language. I enjoy the advantage of being Christian in a mostly Christian-friendly society. In other words, growing up a coal miner’s granddaughter in humble