Creative nonviolence is our mission. A predilection for finding justice amidst war is not how we roll.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…/jesus-and-just-war-time-t_b…
The electronic version of our Advent reflection booklet "Journey Towards Justice" is now available for immediate download! Get it today!
https://paxchristiusa.org/…/electronic-advent-reflections-…/
Great words of wisdom for peacemakers on the feast day of Pope St. John XXIII today. #peace #PeaceOfChrist
Fr. Roy Bourgeois and all those at the #ConvergenceAtTheBorder nonviolently protested the militarization of the border. SOA Watch
http://www.soaw.org/…/nonviolent-direct-action-at-us-borde…/
Pax Christi Buffalo participated in the peace, justice, and nonviolence festival and walk.
The event supported, celebrated, and made others in the Western New York Community aware of the many organizations and faith communities working to end violence in all its forms in our neighborhoods, our culture, around the world and to our environment. As an integral part of the activities the deep interconnectedness of racism, Islamophobia, misogyny, poverty, war, gun violence and the destruction of Mother Earth.
The Red Road Singers - Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) drummers and singers opened the proceedings including a traditional Go(t) nee goonhleeo – Indigenous Nation’s Welcome and Thanksgiving to all Creation, followed by an interfaith prayer and moment of silence for all victims of violence locally and throughout the world.
It was definitely possible to choose one of Bishop Desmond Tutu's more "feel-good" quotes in honor of his 85th birthday, but that would be in service neither to his legacy nor to us who need to learn from it. ⠀
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This definitely applies to the U.S. too. We exploited and continue to exploit so many. #BlackLivesMatter #StopTheDeportations #IdleNoMore⠀
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Do your part to make sure the elections are fair this year. Get into the spirit of action! Some suggestions:
"To begin our reflection this afternoon, I think it might be important to remind ourselves of those verses from the book of the prophet Habakkuk. "God how long will I cry for help while you pay no attention? I denounce oppression and yet you do not save. Why do you make us see injustice everywhere? Are you pleased to look on tyranny? All we see is outrage, violence, quarrels, wars." Those are the words of Habakkuk 600 years before Jesus, but they could almost be read from our daily papers right now.
That same territory, the Middle East, is overwhelmed with violence and killing, hatred, war. Who dies? Innocent people, mostly."
Who believes this presidential election is important? We do!
To say the least, this election process has been tumultuous.The Pax Christi Anti-Racism Team offers this prayer:
Sometimes doing nothing is the most active choice for #peace we can make. Read about it:
http://paxchristiusa.org/…/whispering-at-the-shouting-taxi-…
"Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the fresh violence, expressing "deep pain and strong worry for what's happening" and saying he's united in suffering through prayer and spiritual closeness" with Aleppo's people."
https://cruxnow.com/…/pope-francis-condemns-bombing-aleppo…/
Anyone else sick and tired of all the killing? #AlfredOlango #BlackLivesMatter
https://mic.com/…/alfred-olango-shooting-el-cajon-police-op…
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