On April 2, 2022 the Church of St. Francis of Assisi Church and Pax Christi Metro New York, along with SOMOS Community Care and Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York, will be hosting a symposium on Catholic Social Teaching – a fundamental value of the Catholic tradition. The symposium, entitled “Good News in Tough Times: Following Jesus in a Wounded Church and Divided Nation,” will be conducted in English and in Spanish. The morning will feature two keynote speakers: John Carr of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and Bishop Octavio Cisneros, emeritus auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York City.
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By Request – the latest virtual retreat video
By popular request, a YouTube copy of the March 19 Retreat is posted here. Drawing on the teachings of mystics from Rumi, Dorothee Soelle, Thomas Berry and the Appalachian People’s Pastoral and then the work of artists depicting the Last Supper, the Trinity, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Kwan Yen, to name a few. Fr. Terry Moran led us in contemplative ideas regarding peace and justice for our times.
The Mysticism of Wide-Open Eyes:The Contemplative Wellspring of Peacemaking; A Pax Christi Metro Retreat
Pax Christi Metro New York invites you to a Retreat via Zoom with Fr. Terrence Moran, Saturday, March 19th, 2021: 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
This retreat will draw on the riches of the mystical tradition as a wellspring of our own journey to become “contemplactivists.”
End U.S. War in Iraq demonstration
Please join us, Saturday, March 19th 2022. NYC WRL is planning a demonstration against the U.S. war in Iraq for Saturday, March 19th, beginning noon in Times Square, then marching (at 12:30) to the drone sculpture on the High Line (at 30th St.) to continue the vigil.
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Contact Congress Now!
We are asking ALL our members to write letters to the White House and to your representatives in Congress regarding the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons [TPNW] as soon as possible.
Pax Christi Metro New York (PCMNY) Virtual Peace Circle Series
Peace Circle Dates:
Monday Evenings beginning the week of January 10th through the Week of January 31st (Initial 4 week Pilot) – 7:00 – 8:30pm EST
PCMNY Fall Assembly 2021
We are pleased to share peacemaker John Amidon’s keynote presentation “Interconnected Challenges to Peace: Militarism and the Climate Crisis,” presented during the Pax Christi Metro New York (PCMNY) Fall Assembly. The event took place on Saturday, October 23rd, 2021. Thank you to our wonderful keynote, the event organizers, the PCMNY staff, board, and volunteers, and all of the participants. You are all essential to creating peace!
Photos from PCMNY Hiroshima and Nagasaki event at Battery Park, NYC- 8/7/21
We are gathered here, members of Pax Christi Metro NY and others, to remember the 76th anniversary of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
We gather in various sites here that memorialize other events of violence and destruction of human life.
We hope to reflect upon these sites from a perspective of peace, nonviolence and healing.
We gather to breathe in the sacred space, to open our selves to the Spirit, to change these site to places of repentance and transformation.
Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 Attacks
Pax Christi Metro New YorkandPax Christi New York State Invite you to commemoratethe 20th Anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 Attacks To remember those we lost. To repent for the violence that ensued. To pray for peaceful alternatives. Join us on September 11th, 202111 AM EDT on Zoom All are welcome to contribute up toContinue reading “Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 Attacks”
Time for Transition to Transformation: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
At Long Last, Betty Reardon’s speech in writing. Thoughts based on acceptance remarks at Pax Christi Metro New York 2020-2021 Peacemaker Awards Ceremony, May 22, 2021
PAX Christi Metro New York 