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Shadows of Our Catholic Church

Remaining as Catholics in Spite of Our Church and the Abuses by Our Clergy

By: Rick Anthony Cordova

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Shadows of Our Catholic Church

Remaining as Catholics in Spite of Our Church and the Abuses by Our Clergy

By: Rick Anthony Cordova

Jesus was a Jew. Why are some of us "Catholics"? What is a "Catholic"? How has abuse been allowed to exist within the Catholic Church ever since its inception? Why is any abuse within the Church accepted, tolerated, or even possible? When clergy harm any member of our church family, the entire Church is harmed. When do we become ashamed of "indifference" within our Church and stop being merely "bystanders" to abuses by clergy? No matter the form or the magnitude, abuse is abuse. Through their clerical abuses, clericalism, and lack of authenticity, clergy destroy their credibility as "priests." It is then that members of the laity are compelled to walk away from the Church they deeply love. To continue as a true "Christian" in the religion of one's choice, where does one go? What does one do? As true "Catholics," we are called to deepen our love for God by not being afraid to ask questions or to question our faith. Who do we say God is? What do we believe in? Rick shares personal experiences and witness with brief history points and insight of our Catholic Church, praying to encourage and challenge others to embrace "parresia," an awesome term used by Bergoglio with the conclave prior to being elected as Pope Francis. We are all this beautiful and blessed "assembly" which is our "Church," where everyone should feel welcome and loved; and no one should ever be abused, feel intimidated, ignored, excluded, or afraid. Shalom!

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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ISBN 13

9798886445138

Shadows of Our Catholic Church

Remaining as Catholics in Spite of Our Church and the Abuses by Our Clergy

By: Rick Anthony Cordova

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Remaining as Catholics in Spite of Our Church and the Abuses by Our Clergy

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The Ocean in the School

Pacific Islander Students Transforming Their University

By: Rick Bonus

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The Ocean in the School

Pacific Islander Students Transforming Their University

By: Rick Bonus

In The Ocean in the School Rick Bonus tells the stories of Pacific Islander students as they and their allies struggled to transform a university they believed did not value their presence. Drawing on dozens of interviews with students he taught, advised, and mentored between 2004 and 2018 at the University of Washington, Bonus outlines how, despite the university's promotion of diversity and student success programs, these students often did not find their education to be meaningful, leading some to leave the university. As these students note, they weren't failing school; the school was failing them. Bonus shows how students employed the ocean as a metaphor as a way to foster community and to transform the university into a space that valued meaningfulness, respect, and critical thinking. In sharing these students' insights and experiences, Bonus opens up questions about measuring student success, the centrality of antiracism and social justice to structurally reshaping universities, and the purpose of higher education.

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Duke University Press

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1478007427

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9781478007425

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