Martin Luther King Jr.

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Refocusing Our Attitude

Where we place our focus determines our attitude. When we start down a familiar mental rut (“Why do I get stuck with all the work around here?”), we can redirect that channel, finding something to appreciate.
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We All Have a Choice

Today is a reminder for all Americans to name and help dismantle the racist processes and procedures that still exist, while honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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People march for civil rights | Photo by Jerónimo Bernot on Unsplash

Archbishop Broglio: MLK challenges us to ‘live out’ solidarity, human dignity

The words of slain civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continue to challenge all "to live out the principle of solidarity and human dignity," said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops.
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Audacious Hope

Hope was always the bedrock of Dr. Martin Luther King's work. “If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps moving,” he said.
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Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh, then president of the University of Notre Dame, second from left, joins hands with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Rev. Edgar Chandler and Msgr. Robert J. Hagarty of Chicago, far right, in this 1964 file photo. As Rev. King taught, "we must confront the evils of racism and prejudice with the love of Christ," Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a Jan. 10, 2024, statement ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 15. (OSV News photo/courtesy University of Notre Dame)

Broglio: Reflect On King’s ‘Rallying Cry’ to Confront Today’s ‘Evils of Racism’

The Jan. 15 federal holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a time to “pause and reflect” on his “indelible legacy” and “his rallying cry in the pursuit of justice and peace.”
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The Franciscan Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

What do an American civil rights icon of the 1960s and an Italian mystic from the 13th century have in common? More than you might think.
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