September 28, 2026 – This Week’s Episode
Episode #92, John Dear with Dennis Kucinich
On today’s new episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear speaks with his friend Dennis Kucinich, former congressman from Ohio from 1997 to 2013 who has been an outspoken voice against war. He was perhaps the leading voice against the US war on Iraq, which killed hundreds of thousands of people. He also called for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.“It is possible to live a life that espouses peace?” Dennis Kucinich asks. “What is peace? It’s an active presence of a capacity for reflection and alignment with love, brother and sisterhood and understanding the meaning of the golden rule. We are interconnected and interdependent and we are all Children of God. We are at a pivot point in the history of the US right now. Unless we stop licensing, funding and creating implements of war, we will not survive as a nation.
“War is one of the gravest offences because it takes away people’s lives in a way that makes no sense. War is original sin. We’re living in a time right now where there is an active genocide in the Middle East. We have to recognize wrong when we see it and call it what it is. We have to set fear aside and summon the courage to speak out. Listen in and be inspired!
October 5, 2026 – This Week’s Episode
Episode #93, John Dear speaks with Wamuyu Wachira, Pres. of Pax Christi International
Sr. Wamũyũ Wachira, president of Pax Christi International, the official global Catholic peace movement, is a scholar, educator and peace practitioner with a PhD in Peace Studies. She serves as Senior Lecturer and Program leader in Peace and Conflict Studies at St. Paul University in Nairobi. (See. www.paxchristi.net)“Nonviolence is a way of love, compassion, mercy and peace,” she says. “Pax Christi has 120 member organizations worldwide and has been promoting peace, justice and human rights for 81 years. We believe peace is possible and the cycles of violence can be broken. We try to look at nonviolent ways to resolve conflict and war. We are committed to gospel nonviolence and call the Church to dedicate itself to gospel nonviolence.
“I believe the Beatitudes should be part of our DNA. If someone cuts my finger, I want them to see nonviolence flow out of it. We have to diffuse evil by first disarming ourselves. We have to choose daily the path of nonviolence. Don’t give up!” she concludes. “You never know who sees you and is inspired by your nonviolent living.” Listen in and be inspired!
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September 28, 2026 – This Week’s Episode
Episode #92, John Dear with Dennis Kucinich
On today’s new episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast,” John Dear speaks with his friend Dennis Kucinich, former congressman from Ohio from 1997 to 2013 who has been an outspoken voice against war. He was perhaps the leading voice against the US war on Iraq, which killed hundreds of thousands of people. He also called for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.“It is possible to live a life that espouses peace?” Dennis Kucinich asks. “What is peace? It’s an active presence of a capacity for reflection and alignment with love, brother and sisterhood and understanding the meaning of the golden rule. We are interconnected and interdependent and we are all Children of God. We are at a pivot point in the history of the US right now. Unless we stop licensing, funding and creating implements of war, we will not survive as a nation.
“War is one of the gravest offences because it takes away people’s lives in a way that makes no sense. War is original sin. We’re living in a time right now where there is an active genocide in the Middle East. We have to recognize wrong when we see it and call it what it is. We have to set fear aside and summon the courage to speak out. Listen in and be inspired!
October 5, 2026 – This Week’s Episode
Episode #93, John Dear speaks with Wamuyu Wachira, Pres. of Pax Christi International
Sr. Wamũyũ Wachira, president of Pax Christi International, the official global Catholic peace movement, is a scholar, educator and peace practitioner with a PhD in Peace Studies. She serves as Senior Lecturer and Program leader in Peace and Conflict Studies at St. Paul University in Nairobi. (See. www.paxchristi.net)“Nonviolence is a way of love, compassion, mercy and peace,” she says. “Pax Christi has 120 member organizations worldwide and has been promoting peace, justice and human rights for 81 years. We believe peace is possible and the cycles of violence can be broken. We try to look at nonviolent ways to resolve conflict and war. We are committed to gospel nonviolence and call the Church to dedicate itself to gospel nonviolence.
“I believe the Beatitudes should be part of our DNA. If someone cuts my finger, I want them to see nonviolence flow out of it. We have to diffuse evil by first disarming ourselves. We have to choose daily the path of nonviolence. Don’t give up!” she concludes. “You never know who sees you and is inspired by your nonviolent living.” Listen in and be inspired!
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