The story of Lazarus, Martha and Mary, a story of death and despair, life and hope, not only climaxes John’s Gospel (11:1-45, from last Sunday) before the last supper and…
John’s Gospel, the supposedly most “spiritual” one, is full of death threats and assassination attempts, such as the end of chapter 8, where the religious authorities pick up stones to…
The woman at the well, from this past Sunday's Gospel (John 4:5-42) is the last person on earth you'd expect Jesus to open up and reveal himself to. Not only…
“Can you be a good Catholic and support war?” That was the question put to me last week by CNN’s anchorwoman Soledad O’Brien in front of a thousand people at…
“If you are the son of God, turn these stones into bread, jump off that building, rule the world, worship the false gods of war and greed.” The Lenten journey…
You are a renegade priest and a renegade citizen. Many people think you're a hero of nonviolence, but you're a phony. You're a fraud. You are a person of violence…
“Peace Activist Vows to Defy Court” “Antiwar Demonstrator Among Six Found Guilty for Protest at Sen. Pete Domenici’s Office” Santa Fe New Mexican, Friday, January 25, 2008 By Doug Mattson…
“Priest Sentenced in Domenici Protest” Albuquerque Journal, Friday, January 25, 2008 (By Albq. Journal Staff, and Wire Report) Rev. John Dear was sentenced to 40 hours of community service and…
It's a powerful experience to stand before a judge and be sentenced to jail for saying No to war, injustice and nuclear weapons, something I highly recommend for all followers…
While hiking the other day in the high desert of northern New Mexico, I met my neighbor, a Native American elder who gives workshops around the country on Native-American spirituality.…