This week, as our war president was inaugurated on the King holiday, I thought how Martin Luther King, Jr. would be speaking out boldly against our war in Afghanistan, our…
Of course, it’s an enormous undertaking to boil Mandela’s epic life down to a two hour film. That’s why there’s never been a movie about Dr. King. Many have tried,…
God of Peace, Thank you for your Christmas gift of peace, for the birth and life of the nonviolent Jesus, and for all the blessings of peace, hope and love…
God of Peace, Thank you for your Christmas gift of peace, for the birth and life of the nonviolent Jesus, and all the blessings of peace, hope and love he…
This afternoon, we drove across Kabul, one of the most polluted, impoverished cities on earth with its sea of speeding cars, to one of the many refugee camps where we…
We call upon the United Nations to negotiate an immediate cease-fire to the war in Afghanistan, and to start talks aimed at ending the war and beginning the long road…
(Dear friends, the following diary notes are being sent from Kabul, where we have limited electrical power and internet connection. I offer them to share my heart-breaking, extraordinary experience so…
Dec. 3, 2012, Dubai, United Arab Emirates The flight from Atlanta to Dubai lasted nearly 14 hours, and I'm exhausted but excited to be going to Kabul, to meet the…
Printer-friendly version Oct. 2, 2012 California's Historic Opportunity to End the Death Penalty BY JOHN DEAR This Sunday I met with John Dear, a longtime Jesuit priest and peace activist…
Before leaving this week for Afghanistan, I was able to interview some of the young peacemakers with whom I will be staying in Kabul. They are dedicated to nonviolence and…