REFLECTION: 50 years on, Birmingham pledge of nonviolence still inspires

by Fr. John Dear, S.J. Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace I’ve been pondering the 1963 Birmingham campaign, which led to the March on Washington and civil rights legislation, for clues about resisting our ongoing systemic racism, oppression of the poor, corporate greed, global militarism and refusal to fight climate change. This 50th anniversary reminds …

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Pax Christi USA hiring for two staff positions

Pax Christi USA is currently hiring for two staff positions: Bookkeeper and Office Manager. More information for both positions is below. BOOKKEEPER: Pax Christi USA, located in Washington, D.C., has an opening for a Bookkeeper. Pax Christi USA is a national non-profit organization that strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ …

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CARE FOR CREATION: The latest GReen mail for environmental activists

Below is a link to the most recent email from our Global Restoration Committee: Kids’ Creation Care GReen Mail, “Caring for Mom’s – Including Mother Earth” For more on Global Restoration, click here.

BOOK REVIEW: When conscience and a passion for peace lead to jail time

by Colman McCarthy Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace In March 2004 Rosalie Riegle, a professor of English at Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan from 1969 to 2003, was one of eight Catholic Worker peace advocates arrested for trespassing at Nebraska’s Offutt Air Force Base, the command center for the military’s entire nuclear arsenal. …

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RESOURCE: Special supplement on “Pacem in Terris” now included in the “Just Peacemaking Initiative” module

Last year, JustFaith Ministries in collaboration with Pax Christi USA published an excellent resource for small groups entitled, Just Peacemaking Initiative: The Challenge and Promise of Nonviolence for Our Time.  In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s encyclical Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth), JustFaith Ministries is now including in the module a Special Supplement: 50th …

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