NOTE: Below is the press release from the Dorothy Day Guild announcing Pax Christi USA as recipients of the inaugural Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award. Read Pax Christi USA’s press release here.
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Press Contact: Casey Mullaney, Coordinator at cmullan1@nd.edu
Dorothy Day Guild Announces Inaugural Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award
NEW YORK – The Dorothy Day Guild is proud to announce the first Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award, which will be presented the morning of June 11, 2024, at the Omni Hotel Louisville on the eve of the summer meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops there.
The Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award seeks to honor the heroic witness of Servant of God Dorothy Day by celebrating an individual or group who exemplifies her lifelong commitment to peacemaking and Gospel nonviolence.
The inaugural award will be bestowed on Pax Christi USA, a Catholic peace and justice movement that promotes nonviolence, human rights, and reconciliation efforts. Pax Christi USA has been at the forefront of advocating for social justice and peacebuilding, aligning closely with Dorothy Day’s values and vision.
“Pax Christi USA is incredibly honored to be recognized with the inaugural Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award from the Dorothy Day Guild,” stated Johnny Zokovitch, Executive Director of Pax Christi USA. “Dorothy’s influence on our movement was profound from our very beginning, including her close friendship with one of our co-founders, Eileen Egan, and her witness continues to be an inspiration for our members in their gospel-based work for peace with justice. So many in Pax Christi USA, myself included, were formed in the Catholic Worker tradition and strive to live out Dorothy’s commitment to personalism, nonviolence, and the works of mercy in our everyday discipleship.”
Kevin Ahern, co-chair of the Dorothy Day Guild’s executive committee, said, “For over 50 years, Pax Christi USA has been an important voice for peace, justice, and nonviolence in the Catholic community. Their recent work with others in the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, for example, has significantly deepened the conversation within the church on Gospel nonviolence. In this work, they embody in a special way the prophetic vision of Servant of God, Dorothy Day.”
The Dorothy Day Guild is thrilled to honor Pax Christi USA for their unwavering dedication to peace and justice, embodying the spirit of Dorothy Day’s legacy.
For more information about the Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award and the Dorothy Day Guild, please visit www.dorothydayguild.org.
About the Dorothy Day Guild: The Dorothy Day Guild supports and advances the cause for canonization of Dorothy Day, initiated by the Archdiocese of New York as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, and promotes, for the benefit of all people interested in social justice, awareness of Dorothy Day, her writings, the Catholic Worker Movement she co-founded, and her life and witness to the Gospel.
About Pax Christi USA: Pax Christi USA is a national Catholic peace and justice movement that works to transform society through nonviolence and reconciliation, grounded in the Gospel and Catholic social teaching.