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
REGIONAL EVENT: Pax Christi Northern California hosts “Creative Nonviolence: Peacemaking in the 21st Century”
by Tom Webb, Pax Christi Northern California Nearly 100 people gathered for Pax Christi Northern California's assembly "Creative Nonviolence: Peacemaking in the 21st Century" on Saturday, October 17th. They listened carefully as a panel featuring Sr. Megan Rice, Elizabeth Murray and Rivera Sun responded to questions from Pax Christi moderator Lorin Peters examining the signs … Continue reading REGIONAL EVENT: Pax Christi Northern California hosts “Creative Nonviolence: Peacemaking in the 21st Century”