This year, eighteen individuals were nominated to receive the Pax Christi USA 2016 Teacher of Peace Award. Each year, Pax Christi USA honors an outstanding peacemaker in the tradition of Sr. Thea Bowman, Dan Berrigan, Cesar Chávez, Dianna Ortiz, Dorothy Day, Ray East, Bishop Gumbleton, and Pope Paul VI. This award recognizes women and men whose lives and work … Continue reading TEACHER OF PEACE: Nominees announced for 2016 Teacher of Peace Award
REFLECTION: With Archbishop Tutu in Cape Town (South Africa journey, part six)
by John Dear (This is the last of six journal accounts of my pilgrimage to South Africa, in January 2014.) The culmination and highlight of my pilgrimage to South Africa was the magical day my friends and I spent in Cape Town with Archbishop Tutu. Indeed, it was one of the greatest blessings of my … Continue reading REFLECTION: With Archbishop Tutu in Cape Town (South Africa journey, part six)