The Narthex
Unmeltable Ethnicity
Stereotypical 'Americanism' distorts the U.S. Church & the two big political parties
By John M. Grondelski | July 22nd 2024 11:34 AMMichael Novak’s The Rise of the Unmeltable Ethnics (1972) generated an ethnic pride movement in the 1970s. Americans of Eastern and Southern European ancestry, Latinos, and others came out of the WASP shadows to acknowledge that their heritage remained -- and legitimately remained -- part of their American identity. I…
READ FULL BLOG POSTCultural Diversity and Unity in the Church
Vatican II's rich vision of the human right to culture remains anemic in the U.S. Church
By John M. Grondelski | May 21st 2024 12:43 PM“Diversity” is a mantra very much in contemporary vogue, although arguably one whose end-goal is often unclear. Any group needs some principle of unity; even the poster children of diversity have to have something that unites one diverse group vis-à-vis others. Otherwise, they’d not be a group but simply a…
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