Peace and Nonviolence – Page 5 – The Beatitudes Center for the Nonviolent Jesus

Richard Deats, Thich Nhat Hanh, and John Dear

Remembering my Friend, Rev. Richard Deats, Long-time Peace Movement Leader

Post author:Fr. John Dear
Post published:April 8, 2021
Post category:Peace and Nonviolence

Rev. Richard Deats, a long-time global peace movement leader and one of the most influential teachers of the philosophy and practice of nonviolent action in 20th century movements, died in…

My Long Lost Conversation on Nonviolence with John Lewis

Post author:bcadmin
Post published:March 4, 2021
Post category:Peace and Nonviolence

By John Dear Last summer, after Congressman John Lewis died, I posted a photo on social media of me and John from a memorable afternoon we spent together in his…

The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons

Post author:Fr. John Dear
Post published:January 29, 2021
Post category:Nuclear Weapons Peace and Nonviolence

By -- John Dear -- January 22, 2021 Today is the day the United Nation’s Treaty on Nuclear Weapons goes into effect. It is the long planned but seemingly impossible…