Posted in News, Reflections on June 30th, 2008 Comments Off
Good afternoon sisters and brothers. My name is Alan Smigielski and I’m here with a number of others from Pax Christi Metro DC. We are the local chapter of Pax Christi, the international Catholic Peace movement.
As followers of the nonviolent Jesus, where else could we be but here today, standing with TASSC and saying “no” […]
Posted in News on June 15th, 2008 Comments Off
An invitation to participate in the ANNUAL FORTY-DAY FAST For the Truth of Gospel Nonviolence
“This is the kind (of unclean spirit) that can be driven out only by prayer and fasting.”
MARK 9:29
PRAYER OF PETITION FOR UNITING ALL CHURCHES IN PROCLAIMING THE TRUTH OF THE NONVIOLENT JESUS AND HIS WAY OF NONVIOLENT LOVE.
Abba, in the […]
Posted in News on May 30th, 2008 Comments Off
The Catholic Peace Fellowship alerts us to “Soldier Appeals to be Conscientious Objector” and “Judge Backs Christian Soldier’s Conscientious Objector Petition“, both by George Bryson for The Anchorage Daily News. These pieces tell the story of conscientious objector Pfc. Michael Barnes, a Fort Richardson-based paratrooper who had his request for CO status denied by the […]
Posted in News on May 11th, 2008 Comments Off
The Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation (H.R. 2634) was passed in the House of Representatives on April 16, 2008 by a vote of 285 to 132. It was referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 24, which has held hearings. Once the Senate passes S. 2166, the Jubilee […]
Posted in News on May 1st, 2008 Comments Off
Pax Christi USA is pleased to announce its participation in and endorsement of The Convention for the Common Good, a partnership of more than 20 Catholic organizations to raise “the common good” up as a defining perspective of this year’s electoral process.
Pax Christi USA Special Pre-Convention Events
Pax Christi USA will be hosting two pre-convention […]
