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John Dear's Weekly Columns for the National Catholic Reporter

Hungering for Justice at Guantanamo

On Saturday, U.S. military prison guards at Guanatanamo fired rubber bullets at prisoners to try and stop their ongoing hunger strike. The prison reaction only exacerbates the situation. Reports indicate…

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April 14, 2012
John Dear's Weekly Columns for the National Catholic Reporter

Easter and the Never-Ending Story

At an Easter service in Texas on Sunday, football star Tim Tebow called Easter "our Superbowl." Well, sorry Tim, but I think the resurrection of the nonviolent Jesus is beyond…

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April 10, 2012
John Dear's Weekly Columns for the National Catholic Reporter

Good Friday’s Last Words

On Good Friday, we stand with the nonviolent Jesus as he suffers torture and execution at the hands of the empire, yet remains centered in the God of love, forgiving…

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April 3, 2012
John Dear's Weekly Columns for the National Catholic Reporter

On Holy Thursday Betrayal and Friendship

After Jesus offers the bread and cup as his body and blood in a new covenant of nonviolence in the Upper Room during the Holy Thursday Passover meal, he quietly…

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March 27, 2012
John Dear's Weekly Columns for the National Catholic Reporter

The Eucharist’s New Covenant of Nonviolence

As we approach Holy Week, it's helpful to ponder the passion, arrest and death of the nonviolent Jesus, in light of our own tumultuous times and personal journeys. This week,…

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March 20, 2012
John Dear's Weekly Columns for the National Catholic Reporter

Jeff Dietrich’s Catholic Worker Life

I consider Jeff Dietrich one of the best spiritual writers in the nation, besides one of our most faithful Christian witnesses. Alas, too few know him or read his work.…

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March 6, 2012
John Dear's Weekly Columns for the National Catholic Reporter

In Los Angeles, Protesting Vandenberg’s ICBM Launch

Last Friday afternoon, I joined thirty friends for a peace vigil on Douglas Street in Los Angeles, outside the Space and Missile Systems Center at the El Segundo Air Force…

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February 28, 2012
John Dear's Weekly Columns for the National Catholic Reporter

Making Peace in Inner-City Oakland, One Block at a Time

I'm traveling in California for two weeks, giving talks on my new book, Lazarus Come Forth!, and had the chance to spend an afternoon recently with my friend Anne Symens-Bucher…

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February 21, 2012
John Dear's Weekly Columns for the National Catholic Reporter

Jim Douglass’ new book, “Gandhi and the Unspeakable”

Jim Douglass is one of the world's great teachers, theologians and practitioners of Christian nonviolence. I regularly return for inspiration to his classic works, The Nonviolent Cross, Resistance and Contemplation,…

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February 14, 2012
John Dear's Weekly Columns for the National Catholic Reporter

Bill Quigley’s Ten Steps

One of the nation's sharpest, clearest and brightest voices for justice and peace is Loyola University-New Orleans law professor Bill Quigley, who is also Associate Director of the Center for…

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February 6, 2012
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