Peace – Saint Francis of Assisi at St John the Evangelist

Beatitudes 2022

I recently read a blog post by Piero Falci where the author attempted to recast the Beatitudes in today’s language and invited the reader to do the same, so I decided to conclude my series on the Beatitudes with my version: Blessed are the humble, those lacking pride, those who are sorry for their sins:Continue reading “Beatitudes 2022”

Building Peace

During his All Saints Day Angelus talk to the throng in Saint Peter’s Square, Pope Francis spoke of the saints and how the Beatitudes are the “identity card of the saints”. I focused on the virtue of humility last week; this week let’s talk peace. During his Angelus talk, the Holy Father had quite aContinue reading “Building Peace”

Pace e Bene

When Suzanna and I were visiting the town of Assisi on our recent trip to Italy, we kept seeing the words “pace e bene” crop up in many places. I knew it meant peace and good, but wasn’t sure of the significance of the words until I did a little research. I discovered that “paceContinue reading “Pace e Bene”

A Prayer for Victims of Racism and Violence

This week, I am reprinting (with permission) a prayer written by Breana Davis for the Ignatian Solidarity Network in response to the recent tragic mass shooting in Buffalo, NY. God of abundant love, In the aftermath of another horrific act of violence and racism, In which, human lives, sacred and precious, were lost, We prayContinue reading “A Prayer for Victims of Racism and Violence”

The Peace Poem

By John Denver There’s a name for war and killingthere’s a name for giving inwhen you know another answerfor me the name is sinbut there’s still time to turn aroundand make all hatred ceaseand give another name to livingand we could call it peace. And peace would be the road we walkeach step along theContinue reading “The Peace Poem”