Monday, January 5, 2015

Ed and Kathleen Guinan

Earlier today, I received an email from Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace Janice Vanderhaar, sharing the news that Ed Guinan, who became the first General Secretary of Pax Christi USA in 1972, had passed away the day after Christmas. I didn't know Ed personally but had heard stories about him over the years and also knew that he had been one of the founders of the Community for Creative Nonviolence in D.C. I've posted a short obituary for Ed on the PCUSA website and linked to two additional obituaries for him, one prepared by PCUSA Ambassador of Peace Colman McCarthy for The Washington Post. You can click here to read more. If you knew Ed personally or have a story to share, I hope you'll post your thoughts in the comments section after the story on the website or post them to our Facebook page. All of us at PCUSA give thanks for Ed's life and witness.

Below is the e-Update for January 2015, 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.

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Special Resources and Alerts

From the Bread for the Journey blog

"Drones and discrimination: Kick the habit," by PCUSA Teacher of Peace Kathy Kelly
"World Day of Peace message," by Pope Francis
"This country needs a truth and reconciliation process on violence against African Americans," by Fania Davis, YES! Magazine
"No one should be hungry at Christmas," by Tony Magliano
"Everything is a gift from God: Be thankful and you will be joyful," by PCUSA Teacher of Peace Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
"Church in dramatic revision of nuclear weapons stance," by Kevin Clarke, America
For more from the blog, click here.

Recent News Items, Calendar Items and Other Items of Interest

January is Poverty Awareness Month
Jan. 4-10: National Migration Week
Jan. 11: Witness Against Torture Annual Fast in Washington, D.C.
Jan. 19: MLK Day
Jan. 23-25: Interfaith Conference on Drone Warfare, Princeton, New Jersey
Catholic bishops from every continent call for an end to the "fossil fuel era"
From the Pax Christi Peace Stories blog, "Danger and trouble in the birth of the Prince of Peace"
December issue of On The Line, featuring PC members and groups from around the U.S.
Winter 2014 Pax Christi USA Newsletter, The Peace Current, online

In Christ's peace,

Johnny Zokovitch

Director of Communications, Pax Christi USA

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