Category: Jesus
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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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We Need a “Cease-Hatred”
No nation has ever become secure by savaging another, yet there are 55 wars going on in our world today. We need a deeper education where the principles of understanding, empathy, and structures for peace make possible a world where cycles of violence are broken.
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Reviving the Golden Rule
In a time of toxic polarization, the rights and protections for our beloved neighbors being demolished, genocide, war and oppression across the globe — in face of fear and insecurity — how can Christ’s teaching of neighbor-love offer a path toward a just, flourishing, and reconciled future?
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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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This Labor Day: Imagine a World Beyond Billionaires
This Labor Day, you are invited to imagine a world beyond billionaires. What happens if society reckons with questions like- ‘How much is enough?’ and ‘What makes us truly rich?’
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Inviting K-12 Educators to Tap into the Power of Storytelling
Wondering how to help the next generation cultivate connection in our divided society? Applications are now open for Narrative 4’s National Schools Network — a semester-long program helping K–12 educators build connection and trust through storytelling.
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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.
