from the Sisters of Mercy Justice Team & the Institute Office of Anti-Racism & Racial EquityOn Friday, Aug. 28, thousands of people are expected to gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to attend the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, at which the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I Have … Continue reading Join Friday’s events marking the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
REFLECTION: Prayer for nonviolent life on the anniversary of the March on Washington
by Fr. John Dear, S.J. Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Next week, my new book, The Nonviolent Life, will be published by Pace e Bene Press. In it, I propose that the life of nonviolence involves three dimensions: practicing nonviolence toward yourself; practicing nonviolence toward all others, all creatures and all creation; and practicing nonviolence … Continue reading REFLECTION: Prayer for nonviolent life on the anniversary of the March on Washington