Terrence Rynne is founder of the Center for Peacemaking and instructor of theology at Marquette University. He has a doctorate in theology from Marquette and is a member of NCR's board of directors.
We hope and pray that — after Hamas is removed from power — the Palestinians will give the first intifada, 1987-1993, which was nonviolent, another try.
Seventy-five people came to Rome to ignite a peaceful revolution. They participated in a dramatic conference; its goal was to understand through the sharing of stories the power of nonviolence to help heal our world.
Commentary: The movement within the Catholic Church to reclaim Gospel nonviolence received a jolt of energy recently in the form of a Retreat on Gospel Nonviolence, with more than 600 participants across 10 time zones.
Commentary: An authoritative teaching document could call the entire church to Gospel nonviolence. Imagine if all 1.2 billion Catholics in the world were to practice creative, nonviolent peacemaking. A tsunami.
