Category: Jesus

• Cultivating Beloved Community by “Calling In”

  

  Days before MLK day and Donald Trump’s inauguration, listen to this podcast for great stories and advice on how to build beloved community. Without dodging the hard questions in our polarized society, Loretta Ross invites us to resist “calling out” culture in exchange for “calling in.”

  Jennie

  January 18, 2025

  Cross-Posts, Nonviolence, Reconciliation

  Calling In, Calling OUt, Dan Harris, Loretta Ross, Martin Luther King Jr, Mindfulness, Nonviolence, Ten Percent Happier

• MLK Calls Us Beyond War

  

  Cross-posting Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1967 speech Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence at Riverside Church in New York City.

  Jennie

  January 16, 2025

  Cross-Posts, Israel-Palestine, Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr, Nonviolence, Revolution of the Heart, USA, Vietnam

  CeasefireNow, End The Korean War, End War, Event, Foreign Policy, Martin Luther King Jr, Martin Luther King Jr, New York City, Riverside Church, Speech, USA, Vietnam War, War

• Cartoon Recap of South Korean Martial Law in 2024 and 1980

  

  The following South Korean comic takes us into the mind of a soldier during martial law in Seoul, December 2024 – then time travels back as an observer of martial law in Gwangju, May 1980 – returning to Seoul for the overturning of martial law, the people’s protests, and the impeachment of the President -…

  Jennie

  January 7, 2025

  Catholic Institute for Northeast Asia Peace, Cross-Posts, Jesus, Korea, Militarism, Nonviolence

  Catholic Institute for Northeast Asia Peace, Comic, Comic Strip, Emergency Order, Jesuit, Jesuit Research Center for Advocacy and Solidarity, Martial Law, Myeongdong, National Assembly, Soldier, South Korea, Webtoon, Yoon Suk-Yeol

• 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, Nonviolence

  Christmas, Nonviolence, Way of Jesus, Way of Peace

• 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, Martin Luther King Jr, Metta Center for Nonviolence, Nonviolence

  Ahimsa, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr, Nonviolence

• What is your image of “peace”?

  

  Reflections on peace during this second week of advent. #Peace #Advent #PowerWith #Christian #Meditation

  Jennie

  December 12, 2024

  Jennie’s Posts, Jesus

  Advent, bible, faith, god, Jesus’ Way, Meditation, Peace

• 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

• Where Do We Go From Here? Following Jesus as Peacemakers after the US Election

  

  In the run-up to the 2024 U.S. election, both parties described the other as a threat to democracy and the potential end of America, and the whole election was fueled by “othering.” So, after this ultra-polarizing event, where do we go from here?

  Jennie

  December 7, 2024

  In Case You Missed It, Jesus, Peace Catalyst International, Peacebuilders

  Beatitudes, election, Harris, Jesus’ Way, Othering, polarization, politics, Trump

• 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

• 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, Nationalism, Trauma Healing, USA

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