{"id":1792,"date":"2020-06-04T12:16:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T19:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stalseattle.org\/school\/?p=1792"},"modified":"2020-06-04T12:16:48","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T19:16:48","slug":"principals-corner-june-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stalseattle.org\/school\/blog\/archives\/1792","title":{"rendered":"PRINCIPAL\u2019S CORNER: June 4, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hello St. Alphonsus Community,\"Anchor\"<\/p>\n

This week I have been struggling to process the events that are unfolding in our country. \u00a0The violence and destruction hopefully did not overshadow the message of justice for George Floyd and others suffering injustice and racism with their lives. I watched several groups peacefully protest over several days saying the same words we have heard too many times. \u00a0It is shameful that in 2020 we are still asking for equal rights; still pleading for freedoms, for inclusion, for life.<\/p>\n

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As a Catholic, I spent the past week praying. \u00a0I pray for change. \u00a0I pray for love. \u00a0I pray for safety and wisdom for all involved in the protests. I also pray for true inclusion and peace. \u00a0I ask each of you to join us in prayer on social media and through morning announcements with our students, as we can pray together for our community, our country, and our world. \u00a0May God bring healing through an equitable tomorrow.<\/p>\n

This week, our teachers have been working with our students, presenting lessons, having discussions, and assigning projects that involve topics of social justice, inclusion, and anti-racism. \u00a0Our library has also been a fantastic resource for diverse characters and stories, fiction and non-fiction, which students and teachers have used to address these topics all year. \u00a0Feel free to reach out to our librarian at library@stalseattle.org<\/a> for recommendations.<\/p>\n

Below is a statement by Archbishop Etienne. \u00a0His words resonated with me and I hope they help guide all of us.<\/p>\n

Thank you,<\/p>\n

Kathleen Daspit<\/p>\n

Principal<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Statement from Archbishop Etienne
\nMay 29, 2020 \u2013\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The Catholic bishops of the United States recently issued a pastoral letter against\u00a0racism entitled Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love. In this instruction, we call for a\u00a0conversion of hearts, minds, and institutions to address the evils of racism that still exist in our\u00a0country and communities. As we wrote in the letter:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Racism occurs because a person ignores the fundamental truth that, because all humans\u00a0share a common origin, they are all brothers and sisters, all equally made in the image of\u00a0God. When this truth is ignored, the consequence is prejudice and fear of the other,\u00a0and\u2014all too often\u2014hatred.<\/p>\n

The killing of George Floyd in Minnesota on Monday, May 25, was very traumatic and\u00a0appalling. I wish to acknowledge the anger, pain, and sadness this and other encounters\u00a0between police officers and black men evoke not only in Minnesota, but throughout the country\u00a0and in our own faith family as well.<\/em><\/p>\n

These deaths are tragic, and they expose the asymptomatic and deep-seated connections between\u00a0institutional racism and the continued erosion of the sanctity of life. If we do not respond\u00a0appropriately as a society, we will be tacitly acquiescing to the ongoing killing of unarmed black\u00a0men.<\/em><\/p>\n

The senseless taking of life defies the fundamental principles of justice, every notion of dignity<\/em>, and the fact that all of our lives are connected. As human beings, we are responsible for each\u00a0<\/em>other.<\/em><\/p>\n

As Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said in her May 27 statement to the SPD, \u201cpolicing is an\u00a0honorable profession filled with honorable public servants, committed to protecting life and\u00a0serving the community.\u201d Chief Best also told her officers that if they see a coworker doing\u00a0something that is unsafe, out of policy, unacceptable and illegal, they need to act, and that if\u00a0someone\u2019s life is unnecessarily in danger, it is their responsibility to intervene.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

As Catholics, we are called to the same standards of behavior. We cannot stand by and not\u00a0respond to incidents of racism and inhuman treatment of our black brothers and sisters, or\u00a0anyone else.<\/em><\/p>\n

Whether citizens or officers of the law, we are all part of a community that is responsible to care\u00a0for each other. Our time-honored Catholic social teaching about the common good demands no\u00a0less of any of us.\u00a0<\/em>
\nThe fact that we were created in the image of God teaches us that each person is a living\u00a0expression of God who must be respected and preserved and never dishonored. Let us continue\u00a0to pray and work together for the personal and societal conversions necessary to address the\u00a0evils of racism.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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