War

Book Discussion Guide

Jubilee and Justice

Pope Francis' 2025 World Day of Peace message emphasizes the transformative power of the Jubilee year, calling for justice, forgiveness, and systemic change. Highlighting key priorities such as...
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Prayer

A Christmas Prayer

Phillip Berrigan's prayer serves as a reminder that the sins of war and the arms trade continue to exist and shatter the lives of God’s people and creation. Like Berrigan, let us refuse to be...
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Prayer Service

Prayer Service for Ukraine

The Prayer Service for Ukraine is adapted from a prayer service of the Iona Community, Scotland. The prayer includes short readings and prayer intentions.
Prayer Service

Prayer Service in a Time of War

The updated version of the resource is a general prayer for peace during war, while the original resource has a special focus on the war in Iraq.
Prayer

Prayer for All Veterans

In this prayer, we thank God for all veterans, for their service and sacrifice. We ask for healing and peace for all veterans who come back injured or traumatized. We ask for peace in all regions...
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Book Discussion Guide

Dying to Live

Dying to Live is a book that aims to dive deeper into the world of those forced to flee home to survive, refugees, through their personal stories. This discussion guide provides questions that allow...
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Prayer

Living Rosary for Life

The Rosary is a traditional mode of prayer used to recall the mysteries of Jesus’ life through the life of Mary. This living rosary prayer service uses the Joyful Mysteries to pray for a variety of...
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Creative Voice

Remembering the World’s Disappeared

In commemoration of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances (August 30), Creative Voice Jimmy Francisco Ortiz Rodríguez reflects on the impact his two uncles’...
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Prayer

Prayer for Gaza

This prayer laments the ongoing conflict and bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians and petitions the international community to bring an end to this violence.  
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Reflection

The Catonsville Nine: A Call to Harmonize Faith and Action

On May 17, 2018, the peace community will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Catonsville Action. This reflection explores the action of the nine Catholic activists who engaged with the...
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Litany

Catonsville Nine: Witnessing Peacemaking Through Active Nonviolence

Inspired by the action of the Catonsville Nine, we are called to witness peacemaking through active nonviolence in the troubled and challenging world in which we live.  
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Prayer Service

International Conscientious Objectors Day: Remembering Those Who Resist War and Embrace Nonviolence

As we celebrate International Conscientious Objector Day on May 15, we remember the lives of men and women—past and present, who have resisted and continue to resist war on the grounds of freedom...
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