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Monique Trusclair Maddox
Monique Trusclair Maddox is the president and chief executive of the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation, based in Baton Rouge, La.
Articles by Monique Trusclair Maddox
Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory leads a prayer service on Feb. 25, 2023, for enslaved people believed to be buried in the cemetery at Sacred Heart Parish in Bowie, Md. The property is on a former plantation once owned by members of the Society of Jesus in Maryland in the 1700s and 1800s. (OSV News photo/Mihoko Owada, Catholic Standard)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
My ancestors were enslaved by the Jesuits. What does the church owe to descendants like me?
Monique Trusclair Maddox
The descendants of Jesuit enslavement have no choice but to confront the church’s sinful history, but rather than harden their hearts, many are seeking reconciliation along with the restoration of justice.