by Lucy Irven, Commission MemberPax Christi England & Wales is a membership organisation operating within Pax Christi International, the Catholic movement for peace and nonviolence. The work of Pax Christi – the Peace of Christ – is based on the gospel and inspired by faith, rooted in Catholic Christianity but open to all who share its values […]
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28 Oct – Drones and Modern Warfare
This is a precis of the talk given by Chris Cole (Director of Drone Wars UK and Vice Chair of Pax Christi UK) when he spoke at the Yorkshire Sabeel meeting in September. Although this talk focussed on the use of drones, Chris stressed the importance of looking at alternative thinking; to challenge the idea […]
12 Jun – New Pax Christi Director visits Leeds Diocese
Theresa Alessandro, the new Director of Pax Christi UK, visited the Leeds Diocese on 10 June. Pax Christi UK is the UK part of an international Catholic peace movement.Theresa had agreed to time her visit so that it coincided with the quarterly meeting of the full J&P Commission. John Battle, Chair of the Commission had […]
13 Nov – Remembrance is not enough Service
Here are some of the key points made by our guest speaker at our service at Mill Hill Chapel on 10 November. Solidarity is one of the basic concepts in Catholic Social Teaching: “We are all one family in the world. Building a community that empowers everyone to attain their full potential through each of […]
10 Oct – World War 1 Centenary Liturgy Booklet
A new liturgy resource has been published by the Justice & Peace Commission in conjunction with the Leeds Pax Christi group. It has the title of ‘Remembrance is not enough’. Copies of this booklet have recently been sent to all parishes and to all high schools. As Bishop Marcus puts it in his Foreword, “The […]
22 Mar 17 – Icon of Peace ‘Progress’ through Yorkshire
This is an update based on the parishes where the icon has been used so far. It arrived in the diocese just in time to be taken to John Henry Newman parish in Crossgates to be welcomed at the Sunday evening mass at St Theresa’s church. The first thing to say about the icon is […]
13 Jan 17 – Icon of Peace now fully booked
As reported in December, the Pax Christi Icon of Peace will go on an ‘8 week tour’ in the Leeds Diocese. All the available time slots have now been filled and the J&P Office will shortly be sending out resource material about how the Icon can be used. The details of the different places are […]