Family and friends from all over Maine and beyond gathered together on Saturday November 23, 2024 to honor and remember Ursula Slavick, a beloved member of Pax Christi Maine. A beautiful Mass was concelebrated by Fr. Paul Sullivan, SJ, and Fr. Frank Morin at St. Pius X Church in Portland. […]
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Close Guantanamo Vigil and Rally January 11, 2025 Augusta – Click for info flyer.
Download the Close Guantanamo Info Flyer PDF here. SHUT DOWN GUANTÁNAMO What has happened at Guantanamo Bay… does not represent the will of the American people. I’m embarrassed about it, I think it’s wrong. -President Jimmy Carter Here in front of the Augusta Armory, we call attention to the utter wrongness […]
Exciting News from Pax Christi International – Catholic Nonviolence Initiative
In September 2024, given the challenges presented by ongoing wars and egregious violence, Pax Christi International’s Catholic Nonviolence Initiative (CNI) established the Catholic Institute for Nonviolence bringing experiences of nonviolence from the peripheries around the world into dialogue with researchers, theologians and Church leaders. CNI understands nonviolence as a […]
Christians Worldwide sign Letter of Support for Nonviolent Student Protests
In September 2024, Pax Christi Maine signed onto this Letter of Christian Support for Student Ceasefire and Divestment Campaigns. An excerpt: “We weep for all those who have lost their homes, their limbs, their beloved ones and their own lives. We declare that our hearts are big enough to feel […]
Fr. John Dear Energizes and Inspires Audience at St. Joseph’s College
On September 28, 2024, a large crowd gathered from all over Maine to hear Fr. John Dear, priest, author, activist present on “Living Peace, Practicing Nonviolence: Lessons from Jesus, Gandhi and King for Today.” Fr. John has dedicated his life to following the way of the nonviolent Jesus in all […]
Celebrating the U.N. International Day of Peace 9/21/24 at the Common Ground Fair
Maine Peace Education Initiative hosts powerful speakers and a portrait unveiling!
“Living our Call to Gospel Nonviolence” – Assembly Part 2 – 8/17/24
Twenty Pax Christi Maine members, from all parts of our state, gathered for an in-person retreat on August 17, 2024 at St. Monica’s Hall in Augusta. Our day included prayer, reflections, scripture readings, silence, hymns and Taize chant with harmonium accompaniment. We enjoyed a hearty lunch and this special time […]
Commemoration of the U.S. Bombing of Hiroshima
Over 50 community members attended a Hiroshima Day Gathering on August 6, 2024 in Peirce Park in Bangor.
Coalition Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza
Our protest drew over 35 peace activists to the Bangor office of Rep. Jared Golden on Saturday February 3, 2024. The Maine Coalition for Palestine joined with others including the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, Waldo County Peace and Justice and Pax Christi Maine in a nonviolent action […]
A Call to Close Guantanamo was held on January 14, 2024 at the Augusta Armory.
January 11, 2024 marked the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Since the year 2002, 780 men and boys, all of them Muslim, have been tortured and abused at the prison. A great majority of the prisoners were never charged with a crime. Currently, 30 […]
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Pax Christi Maine Remembers Ursula Slavick
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Fr. John Dear Energizes and Inspires Audience at St. Joseph’s College
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