In this section
you will find the foundational structure of our movement plus
information and links for our priority areas. You will also find access
to various resources that will help to keep you informed on peace and
justice issues.
Statement of Purpose
Pax Christi USA
strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by
exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian
nonviolence. This work begins in personal life and extends to
communities of reflection and action to transform structures of society.
Pax Christi USA rejects war, preparations for war, and every form of
violence and domination. It advocates primacy of conscience, economic
and social justice, and respect for creation.
Pax Christi USA
commits itself to peace education and, with the help of its bishop
members, promotes the gospel imperative of peacemaking as a priority in
the Catholic Church in the United States. Through the efforts of all its
members and in cooperation with other groups, Pax Christi USA works
toward a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.
Pax Christi is a
section of Pax
Christi International, the Catholic peace movement. |
Pax
Christi Priorities
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Spirituality of Nonviolence and Peacemaking:
Pax Christi USA promotes Christian nonviolence on the personal,
communal, national and international levels. Believing in the gospel
call to conversion as found in the Beatitudes, Pax Christi USA denounces
and resists the evils of violence while striving to reflect the Peace of
Christ.
Please visit our
Programs/Campaigns section for more on the work of this priority.
Also please visit our
Books &
Publications section for prayer, study & action resources in this
area.
Interested in networking with others who are doing work in this area? Go
to our Links and
Where We Are
sections and build community with others. |
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Disarmament, Demilitarization and Reconciliation with Justice:
Pax Christi USA members promote nuclear, conventional and domestic
disarmament, an end to the international arms trade, economic conversion
to a non-military economy, conscientious objection, and nonviolent
alternatives to war. Pax Christi USA promotes the just reconciliation of
enemies through the United Nations and other channels.
Please visit our
Programs/Campaigns section for more on the work of this priority.
Also please visit our
Books &
Publications section for prayer, study & action resources in this
area.
Interested in networking with others who are doing work in this area? Go
to our Links and
Where We Are
sections and build community with others.
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Economic and Interracial Justice in the United States:
Pax Christi USA joins the struggle against economic injustice,
militarism, and environmental destruction which are particularly harmful
to those who are poor, minorities, children, and women. Pax Christi USA
works toward eliminating racist structures in the Catholic Church and
the country, working toward equality of all people.
Please visit our
Programs/Campaigns section for more on the work of this priority.
Also please visit our
Books &
Publications section for prayer, study & action resources in this
area.
Interested in
networking with others who are doing work in this area? Go to our
Links and
Where We Are
sections and build community with others. |
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Human Rights and Global Restoration:
Pax Christi USA promotes universal human rights, both at home and
abroad, through solidarity with oppressed and marginalized people
struggling for dignity. Pax Christi USA rejects every form of political
and economic domination over others and fosters a reverence for all
creation.
Please visit our
Programs/Campaigns section for more on the work of this priority.
Also please visit our
Books & Publications section for prayer, study & action resources in
this area.
Interested in
networking with others who are doing work in this area? Go to our
Links and
Where We Are
sections and build community with others.
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Ways we try to keep you informed
Join Pax Christi
USA's free email
Rapid Response Network (RRN) to get our up-to-date
statements, action alerts, new resources, notices, etc.
Please link to our
Books &
Publications section to find sales items available for use in your
peace and justice programs. We also produce the following for the use of
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CATHOLIC PEACE VOICE
Our quarterly newspaper, the Catholic Peace Voice is sent
to all members of Pax Christi USA. The Catholic Peace Voice
provides cutting edge news, information and analysis on global peace and
justice issues as well as resources for networking and taking action.
Take
a look at excerpts from our latest issue of the CPV and access a
table of contents for four previous issues.
Executive Editor: Dave Robinson
Managing Editor: Johnny Zokovitch
Letters to the Editor can be sent to:
johnnypcusa@yahoo.com
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THE ORGANIZER
The Organizer is a resource newsletter provided to all local
and regional Pax Christi leaders throughout the United States.
Individuals can also receive The Organizer for a small annual
shipping and handling contribution. This paper provides resources for
organizing, prayer, study and action and tips for Pax Christi leaders
and fellow activists. The Organizer also provides a networking
page called "Around The Nation" describing Pax Christi events happening
throughout the U.S. The motto for The Organizer is "What we
cannot do alone, we can do together!" The editor of The Organizer
is Phyllis Turner Jepson. Link to
the Where We Are
section for more information on local and regional groups in the U.S.
and how to become more involved. |
LOCUSTS AND WILD HONEY
The Young Adult Forum publishes the newsletter Locusts and Wild Honey
edited by PCUSA Young Adult Forum Coordinator
Johnny Zokovitch. Locusts
and Wild Honey includes articles on current issues through the lens
of young adults, provides information on upcoming young adult
activities, and offers tips on young adult organizing. Link to the
Young Adult
Organizing section for more information and how to get involved. |
ANNUAL REPORT
Thanks to our faithful supporters we have been able to accomplish much
in the past year. Please
click here to view our annual report for 2000. |
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