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

pax — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:49:20 +0000

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 …

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Pax Christi USA hiring for two staff positions

pax — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:00 +0000

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 …

CARE FOR CREATION: The latest GReen mail for environmental activists

pax — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:27 +0000

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

pax — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:11:08 +0000

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. …

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

pax — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:22:25 +0000

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 …

PACEM IN TERRIS: Toward a democratic world federation

pax — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:30:23 +0000

by Rev. Benjamin Urmston, S.J., Ph.D. The most distinctive contribution of Pacem in Terris is what we would call today a democratic world federation. The best commentary on world order are statements of subsequent Catholic sources. John XXIII, Peace on Earth 1963 No. 137: “Today the universal common good poses problems of world-wide dimensions which cannot …

PACEM IN TERRIS: Peace in “Pacem in Terris” and Vatican II

pax — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:05:54 +0000

by Joseph Fahey Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Although Blessed Pope John XXIII wrote Pacem in Terris as an urgent response to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, in fact his vision for peace began when he served in the Italian Army in WWI. WWII also had a great impact on Pope John and …

GLOBAL ARMS TRADE: Letter to Secretary Kerry on the Arms Trade Treaty

pax — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:58 +0000

The following letter was sent earlier this week to Secretary of State John Kerry from Pax Christi International and Pax Christi USA. Dear Secretary of State Kerry, We are writing to express our appreciation for U.S. support of the recently adopted Arms Trade Treaty, an achievement that required years of exhaustive and sometimes difficult deliberations. …

DRONES: Studying moral ramifications in “Ten Reflections on Drones”

pax — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:04 +0000

by Fr. John Dear, S.J. Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Last week, Dr. Robert J. Lifton, the esteemed psychiatrist and author of many important books such as The Nazi Doctors, Hiroshima in America and Destroying the World to Save It, published a long, brilliant essay about the moral ramifications of drones. In “Ten Reflections on Drones” (Part One, Part …

NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT: A reflection post-trial on the Transform Now Plowshares

pax — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:02:00 +0000

by Art Laffin the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House To begin, I am compelled to express heartfelt gratitude to the OREPA Community for the incredible loving hospitality extended to all who came to the trial. From arranging where people would sleep, to preparing evening meals, to organizing transportation, drop-offs and pick-ups, the OREPA Community pulled out the stops to …