“As high over the mountains the eagle spreads its wings, may your perspective be larger than the view from the foothills. When the way is flat and dull in times…
The bombing and invasion of Gaza should stop now. It is immoral and impractical; the indiscriminate wounding of children and civilians makes the heart sick. And as is often the…
One day, the nations of the world will beat their swords into plowshares and study war no more, the holy prophet Isaiah wrote two thousand seven hundred years ago. On…
A Letter to President Elect Obama, Published in Tikkun magazine, January, 2009, by John Dear Thank you President Elect Obama, for writing of the audacity of hope. Now I urge…
God of peace, to begin, a trove of gratitude. Thank you for the nonviolent Jesus, his arrival among us, his exemplary life of love -- a love that risked death,…
I’ve been reading the new collection, Thomas Merton: A Life in Letters, (Harper One, 2008) a gathering of his “essential” letters, to mark December 10, the fortieth anniversary of Merton’s…
A Persistent Peace Interview with John Dear By John Malkin Part 1 September, 2008 I submit that the only thing you can say for sure about Jesus is that he…
Last week after speaking in Baltimore, I spent the night at Jonah House, the long time peace community that embodies the Gospel message of love and nonviolence. They live it…
Advent begins this year in Mark’s Gospel with Jesus’ command to wake up, stand on guard, be on the look out, and keep watch. It’s a strong reminder, perfect for…
Thousands of us gathered this weekend for the annual funeral procession at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia, there to call for the close of the notorious “School of Assassins,” where…