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“By Means of Peaceful Protest” Pope Francis and the Style of Politics for Peace

January 4, 2017 No Comments

Since Pope Paul VI proclaimed January 1 a “World Day of Peace” in 1967, popes have issued statements for peace for that day. On December 8, in this most perilous of times, Pope Francis published the fiftieth World Day of Peace declaration for 2017, catching the church and the world by surprise with its call for nonviolence, never before so

The Power of Moving.

January 2, 2017 No Comments

What do you do when you are in a bad space? How do you survive? The only thing, or maybe it’s better to say, “one of the best things” to do is to keep moving. Movement says that in your spirit, you have hope, and hope is the driver that gets us out of the dark spaces in our

The Power of Moving.

January 2, 2017 No Comments

What do you do when you are in a bad space? How do you survive? The only thing, or maybe it’s better to say, “one of the best things” to do is to keep moving. Movement says that in your spirit, you have hope, and hope is the driver that gets us out of the dark spaces in our

Your donation toward the light

December 30, 2016 No Comments

As 2016 comes to a close, we stand at the precipice of what may be a future fraught with tests of our conviction that only light can drive out darkness. With anticipation of great challenges ahead, we’re sure that we will stand strong together. The Fellowship of Reconciliation will continue to walk the path toward justice, and we will hold fast to

Fighting the Feeling of Hopelessness

December 26, 2016 No Comments

In a recent program on CNN, Lisa Ling, who hosts “This is Life,” interviewed people who were addicted to drugs. Some were black, others white, but all had the same struggle. I watched bits and pieces of the program but heard the comments of the African American men. Most of those to whom she talked were in prison; others

Fighting the Feeling of Hopelessness

December 26, 2016 No Comments

In a recent program on CNN, Lisa Ling, who hosts “This is Life,” interviewed people who were addicted to drugs. Some were black, others white, but all had the same struggle. I watched bits and pieces of the program but heard the comments of the African American men. Most of those to whom she talked were in prison; others