October 12th, 2026

This Week at the Beatitudes Center

On today’s new episode of “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast”

Today, John Dear speaks with his friend Fr. Cyprian Consiglio, a well-known composer and musician, the former prior of the New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, CA, and now the Sec. General of Monastic Interfaith Dialogue in Rome, a movement within the Benedictine and Cistercian orders that promotes interfaith dialogue between monastic communities of different religions.

Recently when someone criticized him for wasting his time on a peripheral issue, he responded that every day the front page news is full of horrific violence based in Muslim fundamentalism, Jewish Zionism, and Christian nationalism. “Everyone has a warped understanding of God”, he stated. Nothing could be more relevant. “Evil is very gaudy, loud and colorful; building deep bonds of friendship among the religious traditions around the world is quieter and sturdier. It’s another aspect of peacemaking,” he says. Listen in and be inspired!

Today is Part 2 of John Dear’s 4 week seminar on the Gospel of Mark!

Each Monday session begins at 4pm Pacific/ 5pm Mountain/ 6pm Central/ 7pm Eastern time, and goes for an hour and a half. Scholarships still available.

If you have questions, email Kassandra at beatitudescentermb@gmail.com.

Next week, John Dear will speak at the Third Annual Peacemakers’ Summit, hosted by Red Letter Christians, in Philadelphia, Oct. 22-24.

For information, and to register, visit www.redletterChristians.org

Together we’re following The Nonviolent Jesus, working for justice, disarmament, and creation.