REFLECTION: The days of violence are ending (a book excerpt)

by Fr. John Dear, S.J. Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Greetings from Scotland! I'm spending a few weeks traveling around beautiful Scotland, speaking everywhere on peace and nonviolence. I will write about the trip as soon as I catch my breath, but this week, I thought I'd offer another excerpt from my new book, … Continue reading REFLECTION: The days of violence are ending (a book excerpt)

REFLECTION: Rejecting war, living the nonviolent life

by Fr. John Dear, S.J. Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Like many others, I'm horrified and saddened by the war and killings in Syria and adamantly oppose U.S. bombings and entry into the war. Further war-making is not the way to end war. Instead, the United States should organize massive global, nonviolent pressure on Syria … Continue reading REFLECTION: Rejecting war, living the nonviolent life