Terrence J. Rynne teaches peace studies at Marquette University and is an NCR board member. He and his wife, Sally, are founders of the Marquette University Center for Peacemaking. He is the author of Gandhi and Jesus: The Saving Power of Nonviolence and Jesus Christ, Peacemaker: A New Theology of Peace.
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.
