Diocesan Resources
Archdiocese of Cincinnati Forum on Race article by Dr. Gerard J. Beyer
Archdiocese of Cincinnati Forum on Race article by Dr. Gerard J. Beyer, associate professor of theology at Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA. The Forum on Race organizing committee cited Dr. Beyer's 2009 America article "Why Race Still Matters: Catholics and the Rise of Obama" as a one of the catalysts of the event.
"Are All Welcome? Race in the Church Today"
It was an historic, powerful, and Spirit-filled event. On January 28-29, 2017 about 300 people gathered at the University of Dayton for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati's Forum on Race "Are All Welcome? Race in the Church Today." According to keynote speaker Rev. Bryan N. Massingale, S.T.D., this was the first time an archdiocese in the U.S devoted an entire event to the topic of race. The planning committee from the Archdiocese, ably led by the Director of African American Ministries Deacon Royce Winters, worked for almost two years to bring this long-overdue conversation to fruition. Although the process was not without hurdles, they garnered the necessary and helpful support of Archbishop Dennis Schnurr and many other staff members from the Archdiocese and the University of Dayton.