Campaign Nonviolence is a long-term movement to build a culture of peace and nonviolence free from war, poverty, the climate crisis, and the epidemic of violence and injustice. During Campaign Nonviolence Week, September 20-17, 2015 we are encouraged to take action in three ways: Practicing Nonviolence Toward the World: 500 Marches Practicing Nonviolence Toward All : Engaging nonviolently with opponents…
The 2015 Sister Elizabeth Hill CSJ, Esse Non Videre Award for nonviolence went to The Peacemaking Mission of the Catholic Worker Movement and Dorothy Day. Thursday, April 30, 2015, 80 years after Dorothy Day founded the Catholic Worker Movement, her granddaughter Martha Hennessy was honored at a luncheon and gave a challenging presentation. Martha Hennessy and S.…
Reflection The gospel is so familiar to us that we often forget that to those who heard Jesus preach, it was a liberating and hope-filled experience. He spoke of a God who was a loving parent, of laws that were made for the people not the reverse, of the poor being blessed, of those who hungered for justice being satisfied.…