Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers: Martin Luther King Jr. and Fr. Tolton’s Message for Today

Today we celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Junior, and on this special occasion we are happy to welcome Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers. In this episode, Deacon Harold sits down with Andrew Petiprin to discuss his first encounters with the writings of MLK and Fr. Tolton. They discuss the similarities between both heroic men who preached and embodied a message love over vengeance and bitterness. This episode also addresses systemic racism and race relations inside the Church. Deacon Harold beautifully articulates that the Catholic Church is a Church for all people and that to bring about a larger cultural change, we focus our attention on changing the minds and hearts of individuals. Get your copy of Building a Civilization of Love: https://ignatius.com/building-a-civilization-of-love-bclp/ From Slave to Priest: https://ignatius.com/from-slave-to-priest-fspp/ Father Augustus Tolton: https://ignatius.com/father-augustus-tolton-fautop/ See Deacon Harold’s last podcast episode: https://podcast.ignatius.com/e/responding-to-the-sin-of-racism%e2%80%94and-building-a-civilization-of-love/ SUBSCRIBE to our channel and never miss an episode of the Ignatius Press Podcast. You can also listen to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms. Follow us on social media: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IgnatiusPress Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ignatiuspress Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ignatius_press/ Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:29 First Experience with MLK’s Writings 6:57 MLK’s Personal Life 9:00 MLK and BLM 13:28 Discovering Fr. Tolton 16:37 What We Can Learn from Fr. Tolton 20:39 Fr. Tolton a Beacon of Hope 24:08 Against a Double Slavery 27:20 Signs of Hope 36:07 The Dynamic Deacon 42:13 The Church’s Progress on Racism 48:34 Systemic vs. Individual Racism 50:30 Conclusion Music from Pexels, Gregor Quendel. https://www.classicals.de/legal