A Bird’s Eye View of Thich Nhat Hanh

Oct 5, 2020 | ¡Presente!, IFOR, Interfaith, International, News, Thich Nhat Hanh, Uncategorized

by Paul Dekar Renowned Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, born on October 11, 1926 in the city of Hue in Central Vietnam, author of over a hundred books, has bestowed upon us all an enormous gift of interconnection with one’s true self, others, nature, and beyond. Nhat...

Book Review: “At Play in the Lion’s Den” by Jim Forest

Mar 22, 2019 | FORusa Feature, General, Uncategorized

In a time of death, some men, the resisters, those who work hardily for social change, those who preach and embrace the truth, such men overcome death, their lives are bathed in the light of the resurrection, the truth has set them free… We say: Killing is...

A surprise package from a spaceman to a prisoner on earth

Oct 22, 2018 | Conscientious Objection, News

Jim Forest worked for the Fellowship of Reconciliation in the 1960s and ’70s, and later for the International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR). In 1969, Forest was in Waupun State Prison in Wisconsin, with 13 other anti-war activists, for burning U.S....

March 2018 justice actions and liturgical resources

Mar 6, 2018 | General, Press Releases

Yesterday was the date that protections were slated to expire for DACA recipients and Dreamers. Court injunctions have delayed, for now, the prospect that thousands of these courageous young people would start being detained and deported this week, but their lives and...

The Intersectional MLK: How Beyond Vietnam Informs Today’s Movements

Mar 22, 2017 | General

Join an in-depth conversation on Wednesday, March 29th about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech — days prior to the 50th anniversary of that underrecognized but historic speech. On April 4, 1967,...