Pax Christi USA’s local communities include local groups, high school chapters, college chapters, parishes, religious communities, Catholic Worker communities, and others who gather together to pray, study and act. Our local communities are well-equipped for cultural critique, political resistance, and mutual support aimed at effecting concrete social change and witnessing to the nonviolent reign of God.
Contact Lauren Bailey, National Field Organizer, for inquiries or to register your local group at lbailey@paxchristiusa.org.
New groups can download these free resources for organizing:
- How to start a local Pax Christi community brochure
- Pax Christi USA informational brochure – English
- Pax Christi USA informational brochure – Spanish
- Gathered in Peace: Sessions on forming Pax Christi communities
- Pax Christi USA logo
- The Barbed Wire and the Rose – Logo explanation
- Litany for enemies
- Vow of nonviolence
- Short bulletin inserts for the 2021-22 Cycle C, by Rosemarie Pace, Ed.D. inspired by reflections from the Liturgy Center of St. Louis University
- Find the latest downloadable copies of our seasonal newsletter, The Peace Current, here.
- Check out the “Programs” tab on our homepage for the latest programmatic offerings in which your group can participate.
- Sign up here to receive resources for prayer, study and action through our email network.
I really want to start a group here in the Las Vegas area, but only if I can donate as much time that is needed. What is a realistic time I should be able to commit to?
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Our local groups are autonomous. It’s really completely up to you and your group how much time you commit.
Is there a local PaxChristi group in the Portland, OR, area?
I went to Pax Christi Church in Eden Prairie, MN. It resonated with me tremendously. However I live in Kansas City. I am trying to find locations of other Pax Christi churches in my area but I’m having trouble finding this information online. Can you help me?
The Pax Christi Catholic Community is actually a different organization than Pax Christi USA. We at Pax Christi USA are the national Catholic peace movement. If you’d like to find one our local Pax Christi USA peace groups, you can email Sr. Anne-Louise, anadeau@paxchristiusa.org.