Cenacle Journal
The Christmas season continues through Epiphany (January 6, but celebrated this year on Sunday the 3rd) and the Baptism of the Lord (January 10).
May the peace that passes all understanding, the peace of Emmanuel, God-with-us, be yours during this holy season.
For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his [...]
Posted in Peace, Transformation, Violence on May 8th, 2009
A Pew Research Center survey shows that “those who attend religious services at least once a week are much more likely than those who seldom or never attend religious services” to say that torture can often or sometimes be justified against suspected terrorists. (See “The Torture Debate: A Closer Look“)
Negative Witness
The results of the survey [...]
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself
and God our Father, who loved us
and through grace gave us
eternal comfort and good hope,
comfort your hearts and strengthen them
in every good work and word.
(2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)
Let us pray for those who grieve, as well as for those who are suffering physically, psychologically, or spiritually from the attack on [...]
Posted in Peace on Feb 28th, 2006
There is nothing in the New Testament that promotes war or violence. Listen to Jesus speaking of the attitudes handed down to his listeners:
You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone [...]
In my youth, living alone in an apartment in Atlanta, I decided I needed a gun for protection. An older relative who had gone off to World War II at the age of 18 cautioned me — not, as I might have expected, about gun safety or the possibility that some nefarious person might shoot [...]
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