Like many of you, we watched the president’s speech following Iran’s response on 1/7 to the Soleimani assassination. Despite no immediate military response from the Trump Administration, it’s important we stay vigilant now and work to make sure the cycle of retaliation is over and a path to peace is charted. It is moments like this for which we, the national Catholic peace and justice movement, exist. Today, tomorrow, this week — acting RIGHT NOW matters. We have to have hope that war can be averted and we need to act on that hope. We hope that this Prayer-Study-Action resource will help you to do just that: pray, study and act to stop a war.
We’ve posted these resources and we will continue to add more in the days ahead. Whether as individuals, with your local Pax Christi groups, your religious community, church community or others, we hope you’ll find a way to project the “peace of Christ” in this moment in our nation’s history. We hope these resources will help you to do that in whatever way you are able.
Pax Christi USA Statements and Sign-Ons
Prayer
- Johnny’s prayer from White House Vigil on January 6
- Ambassador and Teacher of Peace, Bishop Gumbleton Calls on Catholics to End Complicity in War
Study
- “A boiling point”, from Jim Winkler, National Council of Churches
- No War – No Sanctions: A study group curriculum to support action to stop war on Iran, from the Catalyst Project
- “Iranian nuncio appeals for negotiation not revenge”, Catholic News Report
- “Iran: Break the cycle of violence with a just peace framework”, by Eli McCarthy, Conference of Major Superiors of Men
- “Iran on the brink of war: A Teach-In” with Phyllis Bennis and others, Washington, DC
- TEACH-IN: COUNTERING THE LIES NO WAR WITH IRAN sponsored by Answer coalition including Kathy Kelly, January 11
Action
- No war with Iran: Day of Action on January 9th
- January 25th International Day of Action
- Sign the petition: Urge US Congress to take action to stop war with Iran
- Urge Congress to deny funds for war with Iran, from Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Pax Christi USA in the Media
- Catholic leaders speak out as tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran, America
- Prayer vigil pushes for peaceful solution in Iran crisis, The Catholic Spirit
- Morality of drone warfare questioned after attack on Iranian general, National Catholic Reporter
- Arkansans rally against war with Iran, Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- Prayer vigil pushes for peaceful solution in Iran crisis, Catholic Philly