Welcome to the Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus!
This Center was founded and launched on the feast of All Saints, November 1, 2020, to help teach and promote the nonviolence of Jesus, so that we can deepen our Gospel nonviolence; work for an end to racism, poverty, war, nuclear weapons and environmental destruction; and welcome God’s reign of peace and nonviolence here on earth. We offer online zoom classes, workshops, conferences, and retreats, and will start in person conferences in the heart of the Central Coast of California in 2022. Register now for one of our many upcoming programs, and please help us by telling your friends about this new project and promoting us on social media. May we all become Beatitude peacemakers for the Nonviolent Jesus! –Fr. John Dear
Welcome to the Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus!
Upcoming Zoom Programs:
“The Nonviolence of St. Francis and St. Clare”
Ken Butigan
Saturday, March 12, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is March 7th
“The Art of Amounting to Nothing: A Poetic Exploration of Poverty of Spirit, Meditation and Peace”
with Br. Paul Quenon, Abbey of Gethsemani
Saturday, April 2nd, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is March 28th
“The Art of Amounting to Nothing: A Poetic Exploration of Poverty of Spirit, Meditation and Peace”
with Br. Paul Quenon, Abbey of Gethsemani
Saturday, April 2nd, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is March 28th
“The Trouble with Our State: The Poetry of Daniel Berrigan”
Bill Wylie-Kellermann and John Dear
Saturday, May 7th, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is May 2rd
“The Trouble with Our State: The Poetry of Daniel Berrigan”
Bill Wylie-Kellermann and John Dear
Saturday, May 7th, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is May 2rd
“The Mystical Foundations of Nonviolence”
Jim Finley
Saturday, June 4, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is Monday, May 30th
“The Mystical Foundations of Nonviolence”
Jim Finley
Saturday, June 4, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is Monday, May 30th
“Living in the Light of Christ’s Peace: My New Pastoral Letter on Nuclear Disarmament” with Archbishop John Wester of New Mexico
Saturday, July 2, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is June 27th
“Living in the Light of Christ’s Peace: My New Pastoral Letter on Nuclear Disarmament” with Archbishop John Wester of New Mexico
Saturday, July 2, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is June 27th
“On Pilgrimage: Dorothy Day’s CW Writings in the 1960s and 1970s”
Robert Ellsberg
Saturday, July 23, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is July 18th
“On Pilgrimage: Dorothy Day’s CW Writings in the 1960s and 1970s”
Robert Ellsberg
Saturday, July 23, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is July 18th
“The Buddhist Path of Peace and Nonviolence”
Roshi Joan Halifax
Saturday, August 6, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is August 1st.
“A Theology of Peace and Nonviolence” Fr. John Dear
Sunday, August 13, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is August 8th
“Revolutionary Nonviolence” Rev. James Lawson in Conversation About his New Book
Saturday September 10, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is September 5th
“Henri Nouwen’s Unlikely Story of Flying, Falling, and Catching” with Carolyn Whitney-Brown
Saturday September 24, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is September 19th
“The History of Catholic Social Teaching” with Professor David O’Brien
Saturday October 1, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is September 26th
“Dr. King’s North Star: Exploring His 6 Principles of Nonviolence” with Kazu Haga
Saturday October 15, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is Monday, October 7th
“Dorothy Day and Gospel Nonviolence” with Martha Hennessey
Saturday November 12, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is November 7th
“Nonviolent Resistance in the World Today” Maria Stephan
Saturday December 3, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is November 28th
“Dorothy Day and Gospel Nonviolence” with Martha Hennessey
Saturday November 12, 2022
11 am Pacific, 12 PM Mountain, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern
Deadline to register to be sure of receiving the link is November 7th
Upcoming In-Person Retreat With Fr. John Dear
“Blessed Are the Peacemakers:”
Living the Sermon on the Mount with Rev. John Dear, April 25-28, 2022
Inn at Morro Bay
Morro Bay, California
An In-Person Retreat/Workshop
“Gandhi, King, Day & Berrigan” with Rev. John Dear, May 23-26, 2022
Inn at Morro Bay
Morro Bay, California
An In-Person Retreat/Workshop
“Everything Is Emptiness and Everything Is Compassion: A Weekend on the Life and Teachings of Thomas Merton,” with Rev. John Dear, October 7-9, 2022.
Inn at Morro Bay
Morro Bay, California
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An In-Person Retreat/Workshop
“You Are My Witnesses: Following the Nonviolent Jesus for the Rest of Our Lives”
with Rev. John Dear, September 19-22, 2022
Inn at Morro Bay
Morro Bay, California
An In-Person Retreat/Workshop
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LATEST NEWS FROM THE BEATITUDES CENTER
July 1, 2022
Dear friends, Blessings of Christ’s peace to you!
Last year, my friend Robert Ellsberg, author, editor, and publisher of Orbis Books, led a memorable zoom session on “The Beatitudes and the Saints,” based on his best-selling book, All Saints.
Long ago in the 1970s, Robert worked for one of our greatest saints–Dorothy Day. She asked young Robert Ellsberg to edit the Catholic Worker newspaper. Since her death in 1980, Robert has edited her diaries, letters, writings, and now, her famous “On Pilgrimage” columns in two new volumes, “Dorothy Day: On Pilgrimage: The Sixties,” and “Dorothy Day: On Pilgrimage: The Seventies,” (both available from Orbis Books). These two great books gather her best writings from those last two turbulent decades in her life.
I’m delighted to welcome Robert Ellsberg back to lead us in a zoom program on Dorothy Day’s Catholic Worker columns from the 1960s and 1970s. Please join us for this special zoom session on Saturday, July 23rd at 11am Pacific/12pm Mountain/ 1pm Central/ 2pm Eastern time.