Nonviolent Action Through Ethical Consumption

Dear colleagues: Economic boycotts are a form of nonviolent action we may take to expect positive social change. Economic boycotts are an excellent way to exert peaceful pressure on bad actors. At the same time, and in tandem with boycotts, we also recognize the importance of investing our economic resources in the livelihood of peoplesContinue reading “Nonviolent Action Through Ethical Consumption”

Peacemaking through the Arts: Reap What You Sow, Don’t Lose Heart  

Pax Christi Metro New York presents a one-day performance of by PCMNY Peacemaker Jack Gilroy  Reap What You Sow, Don’t Lose Heart; This powerful play explores the inner conflict of a young woman who loves and respects her mother, a career military officer, while struggling with deep disagreements about war and patriotism.  The performance offersContinue reading “Peacemaking through the Arts: Reap What You Sow, Don’t Lose Heart  “

CANDLELIT MEMORIAL SERVICE

Please join us to remember, mourn, and pray for Jean Wilson Brutus (a 41 year old man who killed by ICE at Delaney Hall on Dec. 12 2025), Renee Nicole Good (a 37 year old woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis on Jan. 7 2026) and all others brutally murdered by ICE. We will communally recite Matins and Vespers of the Office of the Dead dedicated to the victims of ICE followed by a prayer service for those who have been murdered.

Pope Francis: Servant to the Servants of God 

Francis was the Pope the Church needed in this time of growing inequality and overweening arrogance of the powerful. From his initial decision to stay not in the Vatican Palace, but in the House of Saint Martha guest house with other pilgrims to the Holy See, to his continuous outreach to the dispossessed and theContinue reading “Pope Francis: Servant to the Servants of God “

Welcoming the stranger: Statement on Immigration 2025

Pax Christi Metro New York, a committed group of activists representing the Catholic peace movement, follows the teaching of Jesus and the Catholic Social Teaching that arises from the clear guidance that Jesus gave us, including his admonition in Matthew 25 that we welcome the stranger. As a devout Jew, Jesus knew well the commandContinue reading “Welcoming the stranger: Statement on Immigration 2025”