Category: Church
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Pope to young people: Go beyond your comfort zones and build peace
In a message for the 40th World Youth Day Pope Leo XIV reminds young people that as Christians they have a responsibility to stand alongside those who suffer and become active artisans of peace.
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Lifting Our Eyes
The Psalmist’s remedy for despair is to invite us to direct our gaze to the highest authority, before whom we intercede– putting our total hope in the One who hears the cries of the oppressed, the groans of prisoners, and intervenes to bring liberation.
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Love as the Source of Nonviolence
Cross-posting Fr. Richard Rohr’s reflections about the futility of violence on this International Day of Peace. #InternationalDayofPeace #September21 #Peace #Nonviolence #MLK #RichardRohr #Love #Agape #Jesus #Gandhi #Strategy #Principle #MuntherIsaac #Palestine #Gaza #Theology
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Is the Catholic Church Embracing Nonviolence?
On the 80th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Catholic Cardinal Robert McElroy gave a speech about the evolution of Catholic teaching on war and peace, indicating the church is embracing the logic of nonviolence.
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Claiming Hope in Times of Disorder and Despair
Hope can seem elusive in these days of overwhelming violence and suffering. Hope is alive – stubborn – creative – and real. Read more and stake your claim on hope in days of crisis.
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Intro to Christian Peacebuilding Small Group, Weekly, 9/17~10/22
You are invited to take part in a small discussion group studying introductory principles to Christian peacebuilding. This small group will take place online, via Zoom, weekly from Sept 17-Oct 22.
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On False Binaries
Mercy Aiken posits it’s wrong to assume that being Pro-Palestinian means being Anti-Semitic. It is possible to be for Jews and Palestinians, but only if we work for equal justice for all.
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On Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain
As I learned today of Israel’s military attacks on Iran, I prayed for mercy and protection of lives. I should have also been praying for the Israeli soldiers and leaders who ordered the attacks. Then, my mind traveled back to an email I received last year. These are the thoughts that followed.
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Pope Francis and Nonviolence
Cross-posting this great article by Ken Butigan about Pope Francis’ work to bring the logic and teachings of nonviolence back to the center of the Catholic Church, an institution that too often in history ignored Jesus’ nonviolent teachings.
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Pope Francis Begged for Peace in South Sudan
“Pope Francis gave us [in South Sudan] a gift. His humility, his presence, his prayers, they were not ordinary gestures. They were reminders that peace begins with each of us choosing it, every single day.”
Seeds Will Grow 