Despite centuries of injustice, the church is worth fighting for
“Can the church we love, love us back?” asks youth minister and author Ansel Augustine.
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“Can the church we love, love us back?” asks youth minister and author Ansel Augustine.
ALEJANDRA MOLINA Religion News Service, via AP Alejandra Molina/RNS via AP This Jan. 26 photo shows St. Brigid Catholic Church in South Central Los Angeles. At St. Brigid Catholic Church, the Rev. Kenneth Keke preaches that the gospel of Jesus Christ is not only about eternity, but about “having a human face, loving one another.” Keke’s message stresses unity and that a “common humanity is what we need for us to live in peace.” “That is liberation theology and that is what we preach here,” said Keke, the St. Brigid priest from Nigeria. This is the South Central Los Angeles ch...