War

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Film Discussion Guide

Sentenced Home

This documentary follows the journey of three young Cambodian-American refugees who find themselves entangled in a web built from a tragic past and an uncertain future. Included in this resource are:...
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Creative Voice

Killer Drones: Immoral, Racist, and Unjust

Creative Voice Marjorie Cohn shares an essay on the immorality of drone warfare and offers reflection questions and a prayer for an end to the use of drones.
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Litany

Care of Our Common Home

This litany touches on many issues that affect all of us in our common home and invites each of us to act on behalf of the poorest in our global society.
Film Discussion Guide

Good Kill

The film Good Kill tells the story of a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot turned drone pilot and the effect this has on his own life, his family dynamic, and the new practices of modern day warfare.
Prayer

Pax Christi International's Prayer for the People of Syria

Pax Christi International's prayer card can be used for your own action to create signs of hope for Syria: Ask your parish to include this prayer in Masses on Sunday, 20 March, Start a vigil...
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Prayer

Let Justice Roll Down

In this time where injustice and violence seem to blanket the world, this prayer yearns for justice and peace to spring up and bring the flourishing of God’s grace to our earth once again.
Reflection

Pax Christi International Calls for an End of Escalating Violence in Israel & Palestine

This press release by Pax Christi International summarizes the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine and includes reflection questions for group discussion. Copyright © 2015, Pax...
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Film Discussion Guide

Testament of Youth

This film discussion guide helps us reflect on how the realities of war differ from the cultural and political "culture of war" often promoted to justify extreme violence. Through the actual...
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Litany

Desperate Crossings

This short litany focuses on the desperate desire of Africans mired in poverty to risk everything, even life itself, to migrate in dangerous boats to try to reach a better life in the developed...
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Reflection

Court Orders Release of Nuclear Disarmament Trio

On May 16, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the release of three Catholic peace activists, overturning their conviction of sabotage. The three protesters broke into the Y-12 nuclear...
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Film Discussion Guide

The Diary of Anne Frank

This film brings to life the writings of Anne Frank and her time in hiding in Amsterdam during World War II and the advance of Nazism in Europe. Anne Frank, born on June 12, 1929, braved unspeakable...
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Prayer Service

Mediterranean Sea: A Growing Graveyard for Migrants

This longer prayer service educates people of faith about the horrific plight of migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. It lays out our Church's response to their quest for a life of...
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