In the past two weeks, Pope Francis has made clear the Church's movement from away from the just war theory and toward embracing a theology, spirituality and practice of nonviolence, reflecting Jesus's own preaching, teaching and practice. Ken Butigan published an excellent overview of this shift in his article here, "Is a great shift in … Continue reading Pope Francis: “There is no such thing as a just war: they do not exist!”
Fr. Ernesto Cardenal, visionary poet and complicated voice for justice and peace
by Dan Moriarty Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns I was a child in 1979 when Sandinistas guerrillas toppled the brutal and corrupt Somoza regime in Nicaragua. But from those heady years of conflict and prophetic witness, one image emerged that, for me, encapsulates the complexities of the time: the photo of Ernesto Cardenal, white-bearded revolutionary … Continue reading Fr. Ernesto Cardenal, visionary poet and complicated voice for justice and peace