Living Peace - Featured Articles
Engaging Young Adults with Peace
By Marselys Lucero, Director of Peace through Justice
The Catholic Church, and Christianity more broadly, is seeing a resurgence of interest from those new and returning to the faith. Multiple reports describe congregations swelling to the point that some churches no longer have enough room in the pews for everyone attending Mass and other services.
Loving the World with a Small Heart
By Melody Maravillas, Congregation CFO
During my high school retreat, I received a palanca letter from my dad. “Palanca” is a Spanish word meaning lever and, in this context, is meant to “lift” or support one to be closer to God and is usually given to someone attending a spiritual retreat by friends, mentors or loved ones.
Love’s In Need of Love Today
By Susan Francois, CSJP
“Good morn or evening friends,” sings Stevie Wonder on the first track of his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, “here’s your friendly announcer. I have serious news to pass on to everybody.”
The news in question is embodied in the very title of this soulful R&B ballad, namely that “Love’s in Need of Love Today.” Fifty years later, the message still rings true, perhaps even more urgently amidst the polarizing, dehumanizing, and death-dealing actions taking root in communities across the globe.
Head, Heart and Hands
By Andrea Nenzel, CSJP
As I prayed over this theme of “Loving Our World” and pondered what I might say, I was immediately aware of the natural rhythm of the theme: Head, Heart and Hands, which I realized is my unconscious way of experiencing life.