Born from a four-decades long commitment to prayer, Eucharist, careful study of Scripture, Jesus, Gandhi and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Gospel-based action and writing and speaking…
Fr. John Dear’s new book, his life’s work, “The Gospel of Peace: A Commentary on Matthew, Mark and Luke from the Perspective of Nonviolence” is now available from Orbis Books.…
"The Sacrament of Civil Disobedience" Revised 2022 Edition, with new foreword by Shane Claiborne, Available on amazon, in the U.K. To order, visit: https://labora.press/product/the-sacrament-of-civil-disobedience/
“The Trouble with Our State,” Poetry by Daniel Berrigan, Edited by John Dear (available at wipfandstock.com)
Introduction to "Praise Be Peace" By John Dear Driving north along California’s Highway One from my little hermitage beside the Pacific Ocean near the village of Harmony to Big Sur…
Peace & Nonviolence in a Time of Climate Change. To order, go to www.amazon.com or www.orbisbooks.com or call 1-800-258-5838. Advance Praise for “They Will Inherit the Earth” “If you want to know…
On peace, love and nonviolence. To order, go to www.amazon.com or www.paceebene.org or call 1-510-268-8765. In this beautiful new book of prayers, Rev. John Dear offers fifty prayers on peace, love and nonviolence…
"The Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount are Jesus' blueprint for peace. I urge everyone to study John Dear's beautiful reflections and join his campaign of peace and nonviolence."…
"The God of peace is never glorified by human violence," Thomas Merton wrote long ago. Likewise, John Dear adds, "The God of peace is always glorified by human nonviolence." In…
Following Jesus on the Lenten Journey of Gospel Nonviolence to the Cross and Resurrection In “WALKING THE WAY,” John Dear invites us to meditate on the nonviolence of Jesus, as…