by Kathy Kelly Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace Last winter, at the Voices home/office in Chicago, we welcomed two friends who were in town for a Mennonite church gathering focused on the symbol of beating swords into plowshares. Their project embraces a vision from the biblical “Book of Isaiah” which longs for the day … Continue reading REFLECTION: Hammering for peace
AFGHANISTAN: Building trust in Afghanistan
by Kathy Kelly Pax Christi USA Teacher of Peace Here in Kabul, I read a recent BBC op-ed by Ahmed Rashid, urging a “diplomatic offensive” to build or repair relationships with the varied groups representing armed extremism in Afghanistan. Rashid has insisted, for years, that severe mistrust makes it almost impossible for such groups to … Continue reading AFGHANISTAN: Building trust in Afghanistan