On September 1, 1987, one of the most dedicated peace activists in the nation sat down with friends on the train tracks outside the Concord Naval Weapons Station near the…
Last summer, eighty-five year old Mennonite peace activist Peter Ediger decided to take his passion for peace to the churches in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he lives. Peter works for…
To mark Dr. King's birthday, I've been reflecting on the principles of nonviolence which he learned during the historic yearlong bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. After Rosa Parks refused to…
Recently, I came across a new collection of prayers by Martin Luther King, Jr., Thou, Dear God: Prayers that Open Hearts and Spirits (edited by Lewis V. Baldwin, Beacon Press,…
Ben Breedlove's Witness for Peace By John Dear Like millions around the world, I too was touched by the recent You Tube video of eighteen year old Ben Breedlove, filmed…
This week, the president nominated the head of the U.S. drones program, responsible for killing hundreds, perhaps thousands, of innocent women and children in Afghanistan and Pakistan, to be his…
I had just finished a weekend retreat on the Sermon on the Mount in Los Angeles when I heard the news that the U.S. had killed Osama bin Laden. Unlike…
Father John Dear, sick with the flu, nonetheless delivered a passionate, spiritual speech on peace and nonviolence after receiving the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award Oct. 31 in…
A few weeks ago at the Pantex nuclear weapons plant near Amarillo, Texas, the United States dismantled its last B53 bomb. There was no fanfare, and little publicity. Some people…
I'll be in Santa Cruz, California, this week to join hundreds of friends at a memorial for my friend and colleague Scott Kennedy, who died suddenly a few weeks ago.…