“Jesus was totally nonviolent and calls us to practice and teach Gospel nonviolence and welcome God’s reign of peace and nonviolence, which means from now on, we work for the abolition of war, poverty, racism, gun violence, the death penalty, nuclear weapons, environmental destruction, and all violence.” – Fr. John Dear
The Progressive Magazine Interviews John Dear, June, 2018
“Nonviolence Is Courageous and Daring:” The Progressive Magazine Interviews Rev. John Dear. (June, 2018) (This interview was held at the Progressive magazine office in Madison, Wis., and conducted by Norman Stockwell, publisher of the Progressive. It was published in June, 2018 issue. (See www.progressive.org) Q: Let’s start out by talking a...
Read MoreSt. Anthony Messenger magazine Interviews John Dear, May, 2018
by Mark Lombard Father John Dear is a priest of the Monterey, California Diocese and outreach coordinator for Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service, an independent, non-denominational 501(c)(3) organization founded by the Franciscan Friars of California in 1989. Calling himself a “pilgrim of peacemaking,” the 58-year-old activist, lecturer, and author/editor...
Read MoreThe National Catholic Reporter on John Dear’s National Book Tour, April, 2018
by Tom Boswell Just prior to the December 2015 Climate Change Conference in Paris, Pope Francis warned a group of reporters that the world is on the brink of committing “suicide.” Less than a year later, Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election and then, after he took office, pulled out of...
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Read More“Peace Fest Speaker Urges US to Disband Its Military, Rely Solely on Nonviolent Tactics,” Lancaster, Penn. News, Sept. 24, 2017
Peace Fest speaker urges US to disband its military, rely solely on nonviolent tactics By Tim Mekeel Lancaster, PA Lancaster News online September 24, 2017 The goals of nationally known peace activist John Dear go beyond the obvious. Dear, the keynote speaker at the inaugural Lancaster Peace Fest on Sunday...
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