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Racial Healing Effort Commemorates the Charleston Shooting
In the days following the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, the Civilitas Group pledged to build bridges between the white Evangelical and African-American faith communities to bring racial unity in the Church. …
What We Learned from Gathering 120+ American Muslim Leaders
The American Muslim Civic Leadership Institute’s inaugural session began just days after Obama’s victory in the 2008 presidential election. Now, at the tail-end of the second Obama administration, it is hard to …
10 Years of the American Muslim Civic Leadership Initiative – Evaluation Report
Founded in 2006 and launched programming in 2008, the American Muslim Civic Leadership Initiative (AMCLI) works to transform the Muslim communal landscape in the United States by empowering the next generation of …
Could Churches Help Solve the Payday Loan Crisis?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has unveiled new proposal to protect consumers from “debt traps” that are caused by payday loans. Rev. Mark Whitlock, executive director of USC Cecil Murray Center for …
Women Deacons or Not, Future of Religious Life Lies in Global Sisterhood
Pope Francis’ openness to having a Vatican commission study the possibility of ordaining women deacons has created a great deal of discussion in recent weeks. It’s significant that he made this statement …
Faith in East Los Angeles, the Vatican of Boxing
This post originally appeared on Huffington Post. Leo Santa Cruz is the undefeated, undisputed champion of America’s best boxing city, Los Angeles. He won that title after defeating Abner Mares, a fellow …
Long Beach Press-Telegram: New Churches in an Urban Community
“Known culturally for its hipsters, bars, food trucks and gay community, Long Beach could also become known as a revival town for churches,” Josh Dulaney writes in the Long Beach Press-Telegram. His …
The Habit and the Hijab: An Exploration on Sacred Dress
Not all nuns look the same. As a Muslim American with very little exposure to Catholicism, I recently have learned about the diversity of Catholic sisters. This basic lesson has proven to …
Hope and Fear in an Election Year: Lessons in Democracy from Egyptian Bloggers
On the night of Barack Obama’s election in 2008, I stood outside a dormitory at the University of Texas at Austin, debating two Egyptian bloggers about Obama’s win. About two months ago, …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Why a Church Gave Away Cars for Mother’s Day
A Mother’s Day car give-away reflects a St. Louis church’s prosperity gospel, Richard Flory told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Here’s an excerpt of the article: “I honestly have never heard of anything …
The Impact of Faith-Based Financial Literacy Training in Los Angeles
The USC Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement trains leaders of faith communities on financial literacy, economic development and fund raising. Watch this video to find out more about the program: The …
Pre-Fight and Post-Fight Prayers
This post originally appeared on Huffington Post. Last November Andre Berto made an unannounced trip to Inova Fairfax Hospital. He went to visit both a comatose Prichard Colón and a family pleading …
Hilton Foundation Convening: Bringing Together Builders of the Global Sisterhood
This post originally appeared on the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s website. CRCC serves as the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning partner for the Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative. Click here to see CRCC’s …
Building the Global Sisterhood: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s Catholic Sisters Initiative Strategy
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Catholic Sisters Initiative launched a five-year strategy in February 2013 to enhance the vitality of Catholic sisters, who in turn advance human development around the globe. The …
101 Years After the Armenian Genocide: Pass These 3 Lessons on to your Children
Donald Miller gave this speech at the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument in Montebello, CA on April 23. As we look back on the Armenian genocide from the perspective of 101 years, it is useful to …
Los Angeles’ Homelessness Emergency Is a Crisis of Values
This post also appeared on Equal Voice News and Huffington Post. A state of emergency signals that a catastrophe, social or natural, has challenged or upended civic order. Under states of emergency, …
NPR Next Generation: In South L.A., Black Churches Serve as Financial Institutions
Some churches in South L.A. don’t just ask people to donate a 10 percent tithe to the church, they also help congregants manage the other 90 percent of their money, USC Annenberg …
Tips for Competently Engaging Culturally Diverse Communities
Cultural competence is the level of knowledge-based skills of individuals or organizations required to provide effective engagement and disaster human services to impacted individuals of a particular cultural group (e.g., racial or …
Engaging Jewish Leaders
In this tip sheet, you will discover foundational information to help you interact with Jewish leaders. It is part of a set of tools and training for FEMA to help disaster response …
Engaging Hindu Leaders
In this tip sheet, you will discover foundational information to help you interact with Hindu leaders. It is part of a set of tools and training for FEMA to help disaster response …