Last week’s passing of Civil Rights icon John Lewis challenges us to continue his life’s work toward access, equality and standing up for what is right. In our continuing experience of this coronavirus pandemic, and throughout our country’s attempts to reconcile our systemic racial injustices, there are many opportunities to do just this. Let us look to our rich history as people of faith, and to the Lasallian Core Principles of Social Justice and Inclusive Community, as our guideposts along this journey toward health & healing, and reconciliation & hope.
In a recent webinar, “Tending to the Relationships that Matter Most During COVID-19,” (available here) theologian Dr. Ann Garrido shared the below excerpt from St. John Baptist de La Salle’s 71st Meditation for the Time of Retreat. Ann’s selection of this passage reminds us of the importance of faith and patience during these trying times. I pray that God provides these virtues to each of us.
“It sometimes happens that God’s servants find themselves in a kind of inability to do good…They must then patiently wait until Jesus passes by, bringing a remedy for their ills. Because he has won for us the grace of redemption, he knows how to strengthen our soul and to give back the movement it has lost.” – Saint John Baptist de La Salle
Let us keep in our prayers all of our Brothers and school communities throughout the week ahead. May God bless you and your families.
In hope,
Mike
May we sing together.
Always may our voice be soft.
May our singing be music for others,
And may it keep others aloft.
Sing, sing gently always. Sing, sing as one.
May we stand together, always.
May our voice be strong.
May we hear the singing,
And may we always sing along.
Sing, sing gently always.
Sing, sing as one, as one.
Sing gently as one.
ARTICLES
On faith:
- COVID-19 crisis provides opportunities and grace
- Archbishop Lori: How church teaching can help explain why “Black Lives Matter”
On leadership:
- The Role of Senior Leaders in Building a Race Equity Culture
- Together you can redeem the soul of the nation
On COVID-19:
Keeping the Faith 