“Caring for our brothers and sisters means caring for the home we share.” (LS217) “We human beings are united as brothers and sisters on a wonderful pilgrimage” (LS92) The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development invites us participate in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, a space for institutions, communities and […]
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Lenten Vigil for Disarmament at Bath Iron Works – February to April 2021
Our good friends, Maureen & George Ostensen from Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm in Hope host this important witness each year during Lent and Advent. People of faith and conscience come together to say ‘NO’ to the continued building of nuclear armed weapons of mass destruction at Bath Iron Works. For many years, demonstrators […]
Pax Christi Maine welcomed Sr. Gail Worcelo as retreat facilitator – September 26/27, 2020
Summary by Elaine G. McGillicuddy, a Pax Christi member and participant Our Pax Christi Maine community gathered on zoom for a weekend retreat on September 26 & 27, 2020. The retreat was led by Sr. Gail Worcelo, a Passionist nun who, after being mentored by Thomas Berry, a Passionist priest, […]
We Need to Prepare for Ongoing Insurrectionary Violence and Address its Root Causes – by Maria J. Stephen for Waging Nonviolence
To prevent future far right violence, first we need accountability. Then we must build movements capable of transforming our social, political and economic systems. Following the January 6th insurrectionary attack on the U.S. Capitol and on the country, the FBI has warned of violent actions being planned in all 50 […]
Remembering the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – August 6&9, 1945
To mark the 75th anniversary of the first use of atomic (nuclear) weapons in war, Pax Christi Maine joined with Peace Action Maine, to organize a commemorative event on August 8, 2020 in Payson Park, Portland. This important remembrance was co-sponsored by Peaceworks, the Maine Chapters of Veterans for Peace […]
Pax Christi Maine Retreat – Sept. 26 & 27, 2020
“Widen the Space of Your Tent: Living the Christ Life in a Cosmological ~ Planetary Era” led by Sr. Gail Worcelo, SGM Co-founder of the Green Mountain Monastery and the Thomas Berry Sanctuary in Greensboro, Vermont How can our understanding of our place in the Universe Story offer guidance for […]
Pax Christi Maine members involved in nonviolent actions across our state
Pax Christi Maine members across the state have been participating in nonviolent actions in their local areas to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Large protests, mainly led by people of color (BIPOC), have risen up immediately following the murder of George Floyd on May 25th at the hands of police […]
The Great Reveal – a three part series by Tom Cordaro, PCUSA Ambassador of Peace
Part 1 – Pulling Back the Curtain Part 2 – You are on Your Own Part 3 – Necropolitics & the Racial Constructs This is a three part series on what the coronavirus pandemic is revealing to us about our nation’s interlocking social, cultural and economic systems, the author explores […]
“The assumptions of white privilege and what we can do about it”
NCR article by Fr. Bryan Massingale “Every white person in this country – I do not care what he says or what she says – knows one thing … that they would not like to be black here. If they know that, they know everything they need to know. And […]
Pax Christi USA – Statement on the death of George Floyd
PC Maine endorses this statement by PCUSA Pax Christi USA is outraged and heartbroken over the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and so many others which reveal a complete disregard for the lives and dignity of People of Color in our nation. The racism that is at the heart of […]
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