Monday, May 5, 2014

Below is the e-Update for May 2014, a recap of all of the items you may have missed which are still relevant from the past month or so. We hope you'll take a few moments today or later this week to review them and use them as you see fit.

Also, this past weekend was the 31st anniversary of the U.S. Catholic bishop's peace pastoral, The Challenge of Peace. On the 25th anniversary, Pax Christi USA released this statement, a statement which we believe still has relevance for our nation's policies today. Also, if you're looking for a good, brief synopsis of The Challenge of Peace, consider this edition of the popular series from Catholic Update. Lastly, the anniversary of The Challenge of Peace also inspired Pax Christi USA to convene an historic process a few years ago to discern the "challenge of peace" in the 21st century. That process, The People's Peace Initiative, which brought together 21 national Catholic organizations, issued a final report with an executive summary which you can find by clicking here. Thank you for your efforts at continuing to keep alive the message and promise of this important pastoral letter.

Lenten Resources

Read the Easter reflection by PCUSA Teacher of Peace Joan Chittister, osb
Read all past reflections and Pray-Study-Act e-bulletins for each week of Lent and for Holy Week by clicking here.

Pray-Study-Act e-bulletins

Earth Day, April 22

Special Alerts

From the Bread for the Journey blog

"Living in the shadow of death," by death row inmate Marc James Asay
"The political future of religious progressives," by Thomas Reese, S.J.
"Crucible of courage," by former Pax Christi USA Policy Director Jean Stokan
"Thirty years later, nuclear threat gives urgency to plea for peace," by Patrick O'Neill
"Humanity deserves dark skies and starry nights," by PCUSA Teacher of Peace Joan Chittister, osb
For more from the blog, including posts by Bishop Thomas Gumbleton and others, click here.

Recent News Items, Calendar Items and Other Items of Interest

In Christ's peace,

Johnny Zokovitch

Director of Communications, Pax Christi USA

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