Category: Revolution of the Heart
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12 Days of Peace Online Events, 9/21~10/2
In a world that seems rife with fear, division, and violence, what does it look like for Christians to live lives guided by hope and mercy? Join us between the international days of peace and nonviolence for 12 days of virtual conversations, workshops, and collective discernment. Online and open to all! #internationaldayofpeace #internationaldayofnonviolence #event #onlineevent…
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Memories Dedicated to the Victims and their Families of 9/11
We pause to honor the memory of those we lost. May their legacies inspire us to reach across divides, comfort those who mourn, and work tirelessly toward a future defined by compassion, reconciliation, and enduring peace.
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Grieving Sister Responds to 9/11 Attacks in Nonviolence
Cross-posting episode #88 from Fr. John Dear’s The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast (source): I speak with my friend Colleen Kelly, who lost her brother in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. A few years earlier, I had baptized Colleen’s daughter at a very happy family event… On September 11th, Colleen’s brother Bill was…
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A Shalom-Centered Worldview “Belief Tree”
The “Belief Tree” diagram is a helpful visual tool for exploring how our worldview influences our beliefs, values, decisions, and behaviors. By visualizing these connections, we can better understand the relationship between what we believe at the deepest level and the “fruit” that our lives produce.
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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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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.
