April 15, 8:30 AM registration – 3:30 PM closing prayer, in person
Sts. Simon and Jude Church, Westland, MI 48186
Pax Christi Michigan‘s state conference will feature Alex Mikulich, a Catholic theologian, social ethicist, and activist. He has devoted his scholarship and activism over 20 years to addressing anti-Black supremacy in the Church and society. His latest book, Unlearning White Supremacy: A Spirituality for Racial Liberation, was published by Orbis Books in 2022. His previous co-authored books include The Scandal of White Complicity in US Hyper-Incarceration: A Nonviolent Spirituality of White Resistance (Palgrave, 2013) and Interrupting White Privilege: Catholic Theologians Break the Silence (Orbis Books, 2007), which won the 2008 Theological Book of the Year from the College Theology Society.
Past events
October 1, 10 am-12:30 pm Pacific, via Zoom:
Pax Christi Southern California‘s regional assembly will welcome keynote speakers Archbishop John Wester (Santa Fe, NM) and Sr. Simone Campbell, SSS.
For more information and to register, use this link.
October 13, 7 pm Central, in person
Pax Christi St. Louis will co-sponsor an event with Bishop John Stowe on the topic, “How can the Church be prophetic in a time of great polarization?”, held at St. Louis University. For more information and to register, use this link.
October 14-16, Maryville Retreat Center, Holly, MI.
“Conversations with Michelle and Nick” is the theme of Pax Christi Michigan‘s 28th annual retreat. Facilitators will be Pax Christi USA’s 50th anniversary coordinator Michelle Sherman and her husband, Nick Rademacher, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Dayton. Find more information at this link.
October 15, registration/coffee at 8:30 am, program 9 am-12:30 pm Pacific
Pax Christi Northern California will celebrate Vivian Zelaya, a longtime local Catholic organizer, as its 2022 Tom Webb Memorial Peacemaker of the Year recipient. Featured speakers will be Pax Christi USA’s executive director Johnny Zokovitch and program director Roxana Bendezú. Newman Hall, Holy Spirit Church, Berkeley, California. Find more information at this link.
October 29, registration/coffee at 8:30 am, program 9 am-3:30 pm Eastern, in person and via Zoom:
Pax Christi Massachusetts, Pax Christi Rhode Island, and Pax Christi Maine will hold a joint regional gathering, with special guest Johnny Zokovitch, Pax Christi USA’s executive director.
St. Susanna Parish Hall, 262 Needham Street, Dedham MA.
For more information and to register, use this link.
November 5, 5 pm EST Mass, followed by buffet dinner and award ceremony:
Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore will hold its 15th annual Peacemaker of the Year award celebration honoring nuclear disarmament activist John Whitehead at St. Matthew Church in Baltimore, Maryland. Additional details and registration information will be available in a couple of weeks at this link.