NationofChange
Meet the trailblazing nuns who took on the patriarchy of the church in the 1960s
A new documentary tells the story of the Los Angeles nuns who stood up for the people and faith they served, paying a high price for change.
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Big white signs with the phrase “I Like God” flapped on a spring
afternoon. Other people carried “God Likes Me” signs. There were
guitars, flowers, bare feet and a general vibe of hippie love, but also
lots of nuns and political statements.
“What does Mary patient, Virgin Mary have to do with revolution?
In seven songs, these Boston artists gave voice to resistance, persistence, and Black joy
By Hassan Ghanny Globe correspondent,Updated December 23, 2020, 1:36 p.m.
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A woman listens to a speaker during a Mass Action Against Police Brutality demonstration in Boston in September.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
The renowned nun, artist, and one-time Boston resident Sister Corita opined that art âdoes not come from thinking, but from responding.â Music exemplifies this notion. Call-and-response is ubiquitous at a live concert, a church sermon, or a New Orleans funeral procession, and the music it produces is one enriched by both human participation and rhythmic syncopation. 2020 delivered a call to action for Boston-based musicians to persist through resistance â and luckily for us, even grow artistically. Whether the conversation falls on communities of color, persons affected by state violence, or those disenfranchised by the current political system, the