Another Group I Love

The Catholic Alliance for the Common Good

who is linked to the Pax Christi effort now on nuclear disarmament.
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/


Event: APRl 22: WASH DC: "Disarming the Heart, Disarming the World: Gospel Nonviolence and Catholic Social Thought..."
Thu, Mar 19, 2009 — senright
Start: Apr 22 2009 - 5:30pm
End: Apr 22 2009 - 7:00pm

LOCATION: Keane Auditorium, McGivney Hall, The Catholic University of America (Catholic University is at 620 Michigan Ave NE and is accessible via the Brookland-CUA stop on Metro rail's red line.)
As part of our second annual Monsignor John A. Ryan Discussion Series on Catholic Social Thought, we are proud to announce an evening with Fr. John Dear:
"Disarming the Heart, Disarming the World: Gospel Nonviolence and Catholic Social Thought in a World of Violence" Featuring John Dear, SJ

Presented by Pax Christi CUA and Witness Against Torture

As our new president concludes his first 100 days in office, the United States is considering expanding its use of force around the world. Fr. John Dear will share reflections about the world of violence and war, the life of creative nonviolence and peace, the basis for nonviolence in Catholic Social Thought, and how we can become contemplatives, activists, and prophets of peace and justice to our culture of war and injustice.

John Dear is an internationally known voice for peace and nonviolence. A Jesuit priest, peace activist, and lecturer, he has served as the director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (the largest interfaith peace organization in the nation); a Red Cross coordinator of chaplains in New York City at the Family Assistance Center after 9/11; and pastor to several churches in the desert of New Mexico. His many books include “Living Peace,” “Disarming the Heart,” “Jesus the Rebel,” “The God of Peace,” and most recently, his autobiography, “A Persistent Peace.” He writes a weekly column for the National Catholic Reporter at ncronline.org. Recently, Archbishop Desmond Tutu nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. See: www.johndear.org.

Admission is free, and open to the public. Refreshments, including homemade pie, will be offered.
Wow! homemade pie:-)