Category: Church
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Catholic Worker Report on the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Catholic Worker, Martha Hennessy, reports back after attending the 2025 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C., where J.D. Vance was the guest of honor. “The Catholic Prayer Breakfast appeared, in short, a lobbying arm that advocates for an uneven application of Catholic social and moral teachings to public life.”
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On Churches and Mission Statements
If the people in that church are not actively surfing on the wave of waging peace in community, then the mission statement of the church is not just a joke but a lie. These words are quite heavy however they are not meant to make you angry but to provoke you to thinking.
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Biblical Wonderings as America Falls Apart
Sharing a blog post by Bob Ekblad, an American friend of mine who loves people, studies diligently, takes the Bible very seriously, and embodies his theology in liberating pastoral ministry in his community. I think his concerns are worth a read by American Christians who take the Bible seriously.
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The Church and Nonviolence
Walter Wink gives tangible examples of how nonviolence has worked in personal, community, institutional, and national practice and challenges Christians and Church leadership to make training in Jesus’ nonviolent way central to Christian formation and life.
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The Magi’s Nonviolent Resistance
The Magi hold a unique and often overlooked place in the Christmas narrative. Their journey, actions, and choices provide us with a profound model of nonviolent resistance and solidarity. Read more in this cross-post from Sami Awad.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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