Fr. Daniel Horan: Too often, the gospel that is preached by Christians in word and deed is not that of Jesus Christ, but of power, influence, politics, control and fear.
French Bishop Marc Stenger and Kenyan Sr. Teresia Wamuyu Wachira have been elected to the shared leadership of the global Catholic peace organization Pax Christi International.
The Field Hospital: The Peacemakers group at St. Joan of Arc Parish has been dedicated to promoting nonviolence and speaking out against war for more than three decades.
The Peace Pulpit: As we celebrate Pentecost, I hope we can take to our heart this message that comes to us so clearly in the readings: that Jesus rejects violence and so must we.
Vatican City — Participants said the meeting, co-hosted by Pax Christi and the Vatican's human development office, provided ample material for Pope Francis to consider for an encyclical.
Fr. Bob Bonnot of the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests called the "vast array" of social justice issues addressed by the members an "agenda for working into the future."
Listen: NCR contributors Patricia Lefevere and Alex Mikulich talk about the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his and Trappist monk Thomas Merton's shared commitment to nonviolence.
Distinctly Catholic: Martin Luther King did not tell the American people to stop being American. A prophet calls a people to return to their truest selves that they may return to a righteous path.
Distinctly Catholic: The wisdom of Martin Luther King "is more necessary than ever in our violent and fragmented society," writes the Baltimore archbishop. Can I get an amen?
