One of the most exciting discoveries of my young life was to learn in 4th grade science class how sunlight, when refracted, transforms into a…
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The Audacity to Believe in World Peace
In 2005 when I was coordinating the JustFaith program in Des Moines, Iowa, two or three of our JustFaith groups came together to do an…
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Peace Be With U.S.
From the Center for Social Ministry’s blog, Building Bridges, Building Hope – Luke 24:36-48 Peace Be With U.S. This past weekend’s Gospel reading is similar to the…
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From Wreckage to Construction: Building the Beloved Community
On Ash Wednesday, on Valentine’s Day, another white young man walked into another school and started shooting, killing 17 people, injuring 14 more. It was…
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Peace of News
In a recent speech, the Pope talked about peace journalism! This is probably unprecedented. In the summer of 2012, I spent 3 months in a…
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Come In
Outside the door, lurking in the shadows, is a terrorist. Is that the wrong description? Outside that door, taking shelter in the shadows, is a…
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Cultivating Peace
I offer you Peace. I offer you Love. I offer you Friendship. I see your Beauty. – Gandhi’s Prayer for Peace What if we greeted…
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The Longest War
I remember my history classes, sometime in high school I guess, when we learned about the Hundred Years’ War that opposed France and England between…
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Dividing Hope
I have a small grain of hope– one small crystal that gleams clear colors out of transparency. – from “For the New Year, 1981,” Denise…
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Quilting Peace
In the beginning was the Word Word of peace spelled in syllables of water and earth fire and air rising like music ~ Catherine de Vinck,…