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We're excited to share with you that former Pax Christi USA National Coordinator and current Ambassador of Peace Nancy Small has just released a new book on nonviolence. Nancy shared that she thought of Pax Christi members in local groups as the primary readers of the book as she was in the process of writing it, hoping it would be a resource to to support and sustain PCUSA members in our work for peace. "This book is an especially good fit for PCUSA members as it delves deeply into the spirituality of nonviolence," Nancy writes. "Each chapter ends with questions for individual reflection and group discussion, making it ideal for use by small groups." The book is entitled Seizing the Nonviolent Moments: Reflections on the Spirituality of Nonviolence Through the Lens of Scripture. For more information or to order the book, click here.

Pray-Study-Act e-bulletins (PSAs)

• Pray-Study-Act e-bulletin for New Year's 2015, Dec. 31
• Pray-Study-Act e-bulletin for MLK Day, Jan. 16

Special Resources and Alerts

• Attend the Pax Christi International World Assembly, May 13-17 in Bethlehem
• Faith leaders urge President to veto Keystone XL
• Celebrate African American History Month from Education for Justice, featuring former PCUSA National Council member Donna Grimes (subscription required)
• Pax Christi USA signs onto statement that immigration reform is "pro-life"
• PCUSA signs onto letter urging child welfare professionals be placed at the border
• Join Pax Christi members on pilgrimage and for the PCI World Assembly in the Holy Land this May!
• See the 2014 year in pictures featuring Pax Christi photos from throughout the year
• Join the delegation to El Salvador to honor Romero's legacy
• Third Thursday for Israel-Palestine action for January

Recent News Items, Calendar Items and Other Items of Interest 

• Feb. 7: "We Grow Together" workshop with Pax Christi Texas and Catholic Communities Color, Houston, TX 

• Feb. 7-10: Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in D.C.

• Feb. 8: International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking

• Feb. 14: PC New Jersey and Sacred Heart's Annual Gathering for Peace and Justice, Camden, NJ. The theme is "The Silent Coup: The Overreach of Government and the Cause of Peace"

• Feb. 16: PCUSA workshop with Notre Dame/Americorps Volunteers in Washington, D.C. 

• Feb. 18: Ash Wednesday, Lent begins

• Feb. 18: PC NJ's annual pilgrimage from Ellis Island. Focus will be mass incarceration. Contact Kathy at kolearypcnj@gmail.com for more info

• Feb. 27: PCUSA workshop for Gonzaga High School students in Washington, D.C. 

• Mar. 7: Sr. Patty Chappell, SNDdeN, Executive Director of PCUSA, speaks at the Social Justice Convocation in Baltimore, MD 

• Mar. 14: Sr. Patty Chappell, SNDdeN, Executive Director of PCUSA, speaks at the Western Illinois Faith Peace Coalition 

• Lent resources now available in the Pax Christi USA store

• Pax Christi MA partners with prisoners to form new local group
• January issue of On The Line, feat. PC members & groups from around the U.S.
• Pax Christi International Newsletter for February
• Winter 2014 Pax Christi USA Newsletter, The Peace Current, online