Category: Church

• The Peace of Jesus in a War-Torn World

  

  Cross-posting this Christmas message from Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., calling Christians to eschew fear, anger, and violence to follow Jesus in the Way of Peace.

  Jennie

  January 4, 2025

  Church, Jesus’ Way, Nonviolence, Peace

  Christmas, Nonviolence, Way of Jesus, Way of Peace

• A Call to Repentance and Hope

  

  Cross-posting this essay by Mercy Aiken. It is a call to repentance and hope–and what she is learning from our Palestinian siblings in Christ.

  Jennie

  January 2, 2025

  Church, Cross-Posts, Israel-Palestine, Peace Catalyst International

  Gaza, Israel, Palestine, theology

• The Nonviolence of Jesus

  

  Gandhi said, “The only people who don’t realize that Jesus was nonviolent are the Christians.” Listen to this recent podcast discussing the nonviolence of Jesus by the Metta Center for Nonviolence and Fr. John Dear.

  Jennie

  December 28, 2024

  Church, Cross-Posts, Gandhi, Jesus’ Way, Metta Center for Nonviolence, MLK, Nonviolence

  Ahimsa, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, MLK, Nonviolence

• Palestinian Peacemaker Reflects on the Urgency of Reconciliation

  

  Dr. Rula Khoury Mansour reflects on her time at Lausanne 4 in South Korea and what keeps her committed to the work of reconciliation in these desperate times. (Translations available in Korean and Portuguese) #Reconciliation #Lausanne4 #RulaKhouryMansour #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #SouthKorea

  Jennie

  December 10, 2024

  Church, Israel-Palestine, Reconciliation

  christianity, Church, forgiveness, Gaza, god, Israel, Justice, Lausanne, Lausanne 2024, Lausanne 4, Lausanne Movement, love, October 7, Palestine, Reconciliation, Rula Khoury Mansour, Shared Future, Shared Truth, South Korea, truth

• South Korean Catholic Church Actively Hopes for Peace and Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula

  

  Urging steadfast commitment to the long and arduous path toward peace, Seoul’s Archbishop Peter Soon-taick Chung opened the Korean Peninsula Peace-Sharing Forum. Article from LiCAS News.

  Jennie

  December 3, 2024

  Church, Conflict Transformation, Cross-Posts, Korea, Korean Reconciliation Committees, Reconciliation

• International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

  

  The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is marked annually on the 29th of November. This year, amidst utter destruction, the world’s gaze is on Gaza, where mothers are too hungry to breastfeed, and aid trucks can scarcely deliver. Cross-post from Vatican News.

  Jennie

  November 29, 2024

  Church, Cross-Posts, Humanitarian Aid, Israel-Palestine

  Displacement, Humanitarian Aid, Internally Displaced People, Israel, Palestine, Refugees, Stateless, UNWRA

• Advent Peacebuilding Experience

  

  Starting on December 1st, Peace Catalyst will be hosting an advent peacebuilding experience with seven practical steps that anyone can take in their own communities to lead to understanding, connection, and collaboration. You’re invited. #Peacebuilding #Advent #Understanding #Connection #Collaboration

  Jennie

  November 28, 2024

  Church, Cross-Posts, Events, Peace Catalyst International

• Reflections on the Catholic Korea Peace Forum, part 1

  

  This year’s Catholic Korea Peace Forum was held from October 16-20th with the participation of young adults from South Korea, the U.S., and Japan. Reporter Hyunjin Jung reports from Catholic News Here and Now.

  Jennie

  November 7, 2024

  Catholic Institute for Northeast Asia Peace, Catholic Korea Peace Forum, Church, Cross-Posts, Korea, USA

  activism, Build Peace, Catholic, Catholic Church, End War, Japan, Korea, Korean War, North Korea, Peace, South Korea, USA, Young People, Youth

• Meditations on Election Day

  

  Cross-posting these words from Bob Ekblad, biblical meditations for Christians on the United States’ election day. #Election #Meditation #Christian #President #Trump #Harris #Jesus

  Jennie

  November 5, 2024

  Bob Ekblad, Church, Cross-Posts, Jesus’ Way, Nationalism, Trauma Healing, USA

  election, Harris, Jesus, President, Trump, United States

• Our Church Needs to be at the Table of Peace

  

  Crossposting this Video letter on Nuclear Disarmament from Archbishop John C. Wester, from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, which he sent to the Catholic Worker National Gathering in Chicago, Oct. 4-6 2024.

  Jennie

  October 29, 2024

  Catholic Worker, Church, Nuclear Disarmament, USA, Video

  Ban the Bomb, Catholic Church, Catholic Worker, Catholics, Cuban Missile Crisis, Denuclearization, Hiroshima, John C Wester, John F Kennedy, Kruschev, Los Alamos, Nagasaki, New Mexico, No to Nuclear, Nuclear Arms Race, Nuclear Disarmament, Nuclear Divestment, Omar Bradley, Peace, Peace Speech, Santa Fe, social justice, Table of Peace